Example sentences of "[vb past] so [adv] that she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luke moved so fast that she had no time to back away as he turned her into his arms and held her to him , so close that she could feel the hard outline of his thighs through the damp towel , the heavy steady beat of his heart against her breast . |
| 2 | ‘ I love you , Fernando , ’ she breathed so softly that she wondered if he had heard . |
| 3 | When the Rector gravely offered Alexandra his arm to take her in to dinner , Robert 's face fell so utterly that she took his arm as well , and moved lopsidedly from the room between her ill-assorted escorts to the unspeakable anguish of the baby . |
| 4 | His hold about her tightened so suddenly that she winced and cried out . |
| 5 | He left so quickly that she stared in astonishment at the door he had closed behind him . |
| 6 | ‘ Because you ca n't face the truth that we are falling in love yet again ? ’ he suggested so calmly that she wanted to slap him hard for his change of mood . |