Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] his [noun] so [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 2 | She brushed her skirts down over his hand so that it was free to move upwards beneath the pleated folds . |
| 3 | Magee leant forward and touched the man 's shoulder , simultaneously pushing the knife gently up beneath his chin so that the point was just touching flesh . |
| 4 | And she acknowledged that part of her longing to be bustling about was to try and snap him out of his trance so that he could tell her where her sister was . |
| 5 | THERE has been much comment in Blackpool about the way John Smith claps his hands , elbows out from his side so that his arms form a bar across his chest , hands thundering into each other with short , sharp smacks . |
| 6 | Robert leaned back in his chair so that his ear was touching the wall . |
| 7 | He grabbed him , flipping him over on to his back so that the gunman 's mouth and nostrils were clear of the sea . |
| 8 | The two of them slid a little apart , Rufus rolling on to his back so that his pronounced erection showed , like a great clenched fist under his black trunks . |
| 9 | Sorvino hitched around in his seat so that he could follow . |
| 10 | Then he would realize he was smiling again for Sir William 's benefit , and swing round in his chair so that Morris could n't see the smile . |