Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] lie [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Having spent himself , he had still found the will and strength to move away after he had withdrawn from her , so that they lay without touching , the space between them painfully eloquent , the gleaming coppery curve of the shoulder that he presented to her even more hurtful .
2 She was n't aware of his putting the comb aside , only of strong hands turning her so that she lay across his knees .
3 Nicolo shifted his weight so that he lay above her .
4 Then they felled me , so that I lay by Elsbeth and was as helpless as she .
5 For example , Uranus , which is much more massive than the Earth , seems to have been tipped over so that it lies on its side .
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