Example sentences of "[verb] her so that " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a complete recluse , but one of us somehow got to know her so that he could come and count the nests in the heronry and explore the island . |
| 2 | I offered to escort her so that she could make assignations with Rizzi . |
| 3 | His eyes had been a brand on her flesh , stripping away her clothes , caressing her so that she had felt her heartbeat quickening . |
| 4 | She saw other sides of him then , the skilled physician , the considerate colleague , and yet another side , the one gentle with their frightened little patient , reassuring and comforting her so that the procedures became less terrifying and more easily coped with . |
| 5 | I am training her so that she can cook for royalty , ’ Auguste declared grandly . |
| 6 | Its beauty awed her so that her thanks were quiet and almost reverent . |
| 7 | Even if it meant disturbing her , waking her so that she cried when put down again , she must be lifted up in Alice 's arms , held close to her and kissed goodbye . |
| 8 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 9 | She made no protest when Travis removed her boots and jumper , nor when he lay down beside her , turning her so that they lay spoon-fashion before zipping them up into the quilted cocoon . |
| 10 | She was n't aware of his putting the comb aside , only of strong hands turning her so that she lay across his knees . |
| 11 | Mother Hilary , a legal secretary , and her golf playing husband Mike , who works at Stormont , encouraged her so that now , she admits , ‘ I do n't really have any hobbies . |
| 12 | But she did not pull away , and when he moved nearer still , holding her as though she was infinitely fragile , and turned her so that she was fully in his arms , her head on his shoulder , he did it so slowly that Sally-Anne felt not fear , but reassurance . |
| 13 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |
| 14 | Antoinette had told her so that day in Monpazier . |
| 15 | Kate sat quite still , trying hard not to let the panic that she felt overwhelm her so that she ran screaming out into the still hot afternoon . |
| 16 | He had reached over and was gripping her shoulder with his left hand , holding her so that her face was close to his . |
| 17 | She describes how a porpoise appeared and guided her so that she was being carried with the tide , and then helped her to a section of shallow water . |
| 18 | I think perhaps if you could have arranged her so that er this foot somehow was resting down here , well it might have been better . |
| 19 | The film includes an extraordinary moment when she orders the punishment of a man who had threatened to rape her so that he might never threaten women again |
| 20 | Guido had come to a halt , turning round to face her so that she almost ran right into him . |
| 21 | They do n't want to charge her so that she can have the opportunity of proving to the court that er she is innocent . |
| 22 | Had life buffeted her so that now she was impervious to all storms ? |
| 23 | as if the kiss he had forced from her had been forgotten , he released her and swivelled , abruptly leaving her so that she had to follow like a servant at his heels . |
| 24 | ‘ She 's wearing herself out getting him to notice her so that she can pretend to ignore him . ’ |
| 25 | A community nurse was visiting her so that she would n't get too lonely and depressed . |
| 26 | She became , for a short while , my personal manager — we did a radio promotion tour around England on the ‘ Andy Warhol ’ single — but I often had the feeling that they were things that were given to Angie to keep her out of David 's way , to occupy her so that he could sort himself out . |
| 27 | He took her arm , and held it firmly by its crooked elbow , propelling her so that she did not collide with the crowds of people , and she liked to have it held . |
| 28 | ‘ I would imagine she wanted you to tell her so that she can tell Alan , and he wo n't expect anyone to produce the actual tissue-typing results while they 're there . ’ |