Example sentences of "her so that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made no protest when Travis removed her boots and jumper , nor when he lay down beside her , turning her so that they lay spoon-fashion before zipping them up into the quilted cocoon . |
| 2 | The Woman turned , pulling the whole of the little group round with her so that they faced the house , towards the mirror which hung over the sofa . |
| 3 | He walks in front , holds back branches , waiting for her so that they do n't whip back in her face . |
| 4 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 5 | as if the kiss he had forced from her had been forgotten , he released her and swivelled , abruptly leaving her so that she had to follow like a servant at his heels . |
| 6 | His eyes had been a brand on her flesh , stripping away her clothes , caressing her so that she had felt her heartbeat quickening . |
| 7 | She was n't aware of his putting the comb aside , only of strong hands turning her so that she lay across his knees . |
| 8 | Kate sat quite still , trying hard not to let the panic that she felt overwhelm her so that she ran screaming out into the still hot afternoon . |
| 9 | The universe inside her mind exploded her out from its centre of I and other beings poured into her so that she knew their inner selves . |
| 10 | Twice she made the kind of excuse that people made at cocktail parties when they wanted to extricate themselves from a conversation and move on to talk with another guest , but five minutes later he was back at her side again , bending closer and closer towards her so that she became unpleasantly aware of the stale , alcoholic aura of his breath . |
| 11 | Even if it meant disturbing her , waking her so that she cried when put down again , she must be lifted up in Alice 's arms , held close to her and kissed goodbye . |
| 12 | Jehan took the tray of cakes out of her hands , and then he grinned ferociously at her so that she backed hastily away . |
| 13 | The experience of being molested once as a child and then a man jumping in her car at 21 yrs and her running away remained with her so that she has persistent fear of being attacked and the sense of someone being behind her . |
| 14 | He took her arm , and held it firmly by its crooked elbow , propelling her so that she did not collide with the crowds of people , and she liked to have it held . |
| 15 | Alyssia lay perfectly still under the warmth of the sun 's rays , enjoying the way the heat wrapped itself around her so that she did n't feel like moving . |
| 16 | Yet somehow Paige had always felt protective of her cousin , covering up for her so that she did n't get into trouble with her parents . |
| 17 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 18 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |
| 19 | He absently slid his programme nearer to her so that it touched him now , glancing at her out of the corner of his eye . |
| 20 | It coincided with his drawing back from her so that it appeared he was the one to call a halt first . |