Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] so [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out . |
| 32 | Nonetheless , they did so well that from then on Emma was asked to contribute on a regular basis . |
| 33 | Eventually they ran so far that mines were sited as much as 55m/60yds behind the first German line ; the longest , at Kruisstraat , ran for some 658m/720yds . |
| 34 | His hold about her tightened so suddenly that she winced and cried out . |
| 35 | ‘ Filmophone ’ records were made of various colours of plastic , and had low surface-noise combined with great ruggedness ; but within a short time they warped so badly that they were unplayable . |
| 36 | He moved so rapidly that by the time she had recovered enough to scream they were driving towards her flat . |
| 37 | Can it have changed much — or did it rain so pre-emptively that he can not have noticed the lovely inlets at Isleornsay , their green banked lands sloping to soft-coloured waters ? |
| 38 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 39 | Alas , there is no way this can be overcome but it occurs so rarely that it is not in itself an outstanding problem . |
| 40 | It came so fast that she hardly knew what had happened . |
| 41 | Indeed , he participates so actively that he is apparently involved in the stoning to death of Stephen , officially regarded as the first Christian martyr ( although Stephen would have seen himself , of course , as a pious Jew ) . |
| 42 | It happened so fast that Mike was left with his arm still outstretched , towards the dinner-jacketed body of his brother . |
| 43 | It happened so fast that her mind went into a spin , and she reeled dizzily , her gaze unfocused . |
| 44 | The next few gybes were the first I had ever done with speed all the way through the turn , in fact , it happened so quickly that I could n't change the rig fast enough — so then I had to work on the rig change . |
| 45 | An alternative to water in sprays is needed in the tropics where water is often very difficult to obtain or transport to the field ; it evaporates so rapidly that the effectiveness of sprays is further reduced . |
| 46 | Loki was caught and punished by ODIN several times , once being imprisoned beneath the earth 's surface where he shook so violently that the world trembled . |
| 47 | ‘ It 's my duty , ’ he replied so piously that Corbett leaned back and roared with laughter . |
| 48 | It borrowed so heavily that the greater part of its peacetime revenue was mortgaged to service and repay its debt . |
| 49 | It grinned so broadly that both ends almost met behind its head . |
| 50 | He walked so slowly that Piper had to stop every few seconds and wait for him to catch up . |
| 51 | 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 ) . |
| 52 | His arms around her , he began so gently that although McAllister was already feeling stifled , and the fear of men which had beset her for so long had begun to tighten its grip on her , she not only allowed him to kiss and fondle her face and neck , but let him undo her hair , so that it tumbled about her shoulders , as magnificent in its abandon as he had imagined it in the long nights when he had been unable to sleep . |
| 53 | ‘ I do , Ruth , ’ he breathed so passionately that she was almost seduced into believing him . |
| 54 | Legally , it will be harder for anyone to do so now that the separate protocol to which we are not party provides , for those who wish it , the opportunity to introduce such legislation . |
| 55 | Lima , where it rains so seldom that the city 's roofs are not designed to withstand more than a mild shower , the inhabitants are anxiously awaiting the worst . |
| 56 | He swore so violently that he nearly fell off ; then he froze . |
| 57 | In theory , it takes a few seconds for the machine to recognize a new card , but in practice it worked so fast that when I inserted the Flash RAM card and typed ‘ dir A ’ , the machine responded instantly with a list of the card 's contents . |
| 58 | He talked so steadily that I could hardly thank him . |
| 59 | When we compare such a view with that of Althusser , we can see why he feels so strongly that the scope of Marx 's theory has not been recognised . |
| 60 | He screamed so loudly that all the other animals ran to help him . |