Example sentences of "he [vb past] so [adv] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Luke 's story an angel came and comforted Jesus , as he prayed so earnestly that his sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood ( Luke 22:43–44 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ I do , Ruth , ’ he breathed so passionately that she was almost seduced into believing him . |
| 3 | He swore so violently that he nearly fell off ; then he froze . |
| 4 | He talked so steadily that I could hardly thank him . |
| 5 | Standing up to straighten his back , he would take as many as half a dozen buds , popping them all into his mouth , then down he 'd go , snick , snick , bud in , and on to the next — he went so fast that it took two assistants following behind and tying in to keep up with him ! |
| 6 | He listened so politely that I perhaps talked a little too much about my dear country . |
| 7 | THE SOPHISTICATED Miss Gertrude Jekyll , gardening heroine of the Edwardians , commissioned Edwin Lutyens to design her Surrey homestead , and this he did so beautifully that their relationship was cemented and many future joint commissions ensued . |
| 8 | He spoke so casually that it took Bernice five seconds to realize the implications of what he had said and another five to fear it . |
| 9 | His face was flushed , his eyes glinting with excitement ; he seemed to be having difficulty breathing , too , and he spoke so rapidly that he slurred his words . |
| 10 | She could n't even feel resentful that he slept so peacefully after she had suffered a sleepless night of angst . |
| 11 | He slept so deeply that he did not hear Mrs Dempster come in . |
| 12 | David looked rather odd as she said that , but he left so quickly that she could not ask him anything about it and picked up her book to absorb the time until Annunziata brought in her supper . |
| 13 | He left so quickly that she stared in astonishment at the door he had closed behind him . |
| 14 | He coughed so badly that he found his way to the bathroom and took some Liquafruta cough syrup . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |