Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] and [verb] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the process that occurs when the cells of the blastula rearrange and move so that the hitherto rather simple , and often spherical or flat embryo is transformed into something approaching the form from which the animal will develop . |
| 2 | Half a universe away there had been another tunic cuff , the gold braid scorched and burned so that its imprint was fused on to the skin of his arm . |
| 3 | Every night a vila — a wicked fairy who lived in the clouds and mist up at the top of the mountain-caused the whole hillside to tremble and heave so that the walls fell down , the stones fell apart , and all their work was to do again . |
| 4 | And all the time the line of force which bound her to her husband stretched and vibrated so that her heart in secret haemorrhage , gushed blood . |
| 5 | Associations can be formed by allowing two networks to intersect and interact so that patterns of activity in one network can evoke predictable patterns in the other . |
| 6 | These machines compete and evolve so that those which survive are those which have best adapted to their genes ' demand for replication and expansion . |
| 7 | The upper section of the sheet was left parted to expose the features to view and remained so until the time came to secure the lid . |
| 8 | It gave Anna real pain to post magazines through one new front door hinged and studded so as to resemble part of the set for a pantomime of Robin Hood , and then another , moulded and classically pedimented , between half-pilasters made of fibreglass . |