Example sentences of "so [conj] he is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This piece of wood passes right through Turnbull , so that he is skewered . |
| 2 | They attempt to direct the ball ‘ close to the batsman ’ so that he is denied the room to swing the bat freely and hit the ball hard . |
| 3 | Holding the arms and hands still , the patient moves his seat sideways a little , then backwards and forwards , so that he is practising using his trunk without provoking any unwanted activity in his affected arm . |
| 4 | If he is to practise standing up , the plinth height may be raised , so that he is perched on the edge with his legs fairly straight : this reduces the support under his seat , but makes it easier for him to stand . |
| 5 | If the patient watches television , it should be positioned so that he is sitting straight to see it : he should not have to turn his head , or bend or crick his neck . |
| 6 | One brings the patient 's head forward , so that he is sitting up but relaxed . |
| 7 | It is also vital that any incident or accident involving the emergency services ( police , fire or ambulance ) is notified to Peter Bateman at Felcourt as soon as possible so that he is briefed to dal with consequent media enquiries . |
| 8 | So unless he is coming to live with you , this will be the time for you to begin to show him how to cope alone . |
| 9 | It is far easier to convince readers of the courage and invention of a youth of fifteen or so when he is foiling the enemy with a clever disguise or a neatly gymnastic escape than when he is in grim and bloody action on board an enemy ship — not only easier , but more in keeping with the romantic excitement proper to adventure-story . |
| 10 | When he believes that Tom is not guilty of the rape of which he has been accused , we know that Tom is innocent so when he is found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell , it is quite clear that the decision had been heavily prejudiced . |