Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 2 | I bought an expensive photograph album with a padded cover and gold curlicues on it and spent ages arranging the photographs I had taken at his house so that they were in just the right order . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course I do , ’ he replied , relaxing and stretching his long legs out in front of him , so that they were within a hair 's breadth of brushing against hers . |
| 4 | The farm workers took their seats , and she sat at the top of the table , so that she was with them , but a little apart . |
| 5 | Remorse and pain clutched at her , almost taking her breath away , and Jenna spun round and took to her heels , taking Alain by surprise so that she was through the door and down the stairs before he caught her . |
| 6 | Alexei came forward so that he was at Rostov 's shoulder . |
| 7 | When you touched it with the edge of your hand , your skin felt as though it had become attached so that you were in danger of becoming a part of Mrs Parvis 's table for ever . |
| 8 | The devil of it was the vehicle was a left-hand drive , so that I was on the side that would go over the edge first . |
| 9 | When I bought my first company and began to build up the business , I had to live in the city , so that I was at the centre of things . |
| 10 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |
| 11 | He pulled the drawer right out so that it was on his knee . |
| 12 | In the 1960s , the Clydesdale almost disappeared without trace , so much so that it was on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust 's list of protected animals . |
| 13 | You are to come now. , He concentrated on positioning his shoulder so that it was in a cave formed by a fold of the stiff , harsh blanket , untouched by it . |
| 14 | He held the tiny statue up so that it was in clear view of the camera . |
| 15 | But , even so , pride would not allow Fabia to kowtow to anyone , so that it was in the coolest of tones , her expression wooden and unyielding , that she opened her mouth and asked him bluntly , ‘ Are you prepared to give me an interview or not ? ’ |
| 16 | Through the glass and the vines overhead could be seen the blue sky and the white clouds , so that it was like being both indoors and out at the same time . |
| 17 | He poured wine into two of the cups and slid one of them across the table so that it was within Sidacai 's reach . |