Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun] so [conj] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , warm with dancing , he pulled off his jewelled hat , so that the brown hair fell free , and opened the close-pearled band of his doublet so that his throat might be bared to the air . |
| 2 | They settled in armchairs and she saw how the standard lamp threw shadows on his face , accentuating the hollows in his cheeks and the overhang of his brow so that his eyes seemed to sink into their sockets and burn there in the firelight like lamps in darkened caves . |
| 3 | When he finally moved back to lie beside her , he pulled her into his arms so that her head came to rest on his chest . |
| 4 | ‘ And what makes you think I do n't love you back , Lindie ? ’ he whispered softly , twisting her gently in his arms so that his lips were very close to her own . |
| 5 | Where he had torn the dress from her shoulders the gentle swell of one breast gave promise of the advent of rich womanhood and he longed to cup it in his hand so that its sweet warmth rested against his own flesh . |
| 6 | Robert leaned back in his chair so that his ear was touching the wall . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |