Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] so [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow was driving down so thickly that the windscreen-wiper could n't keep the glass free of it . |
| 2 | Dennis was thrashing about so vigorously that even a trained lifeguard would have had difficulty in retrieving him . |
| 3 | The prince was seated , not in his chair of state , but between two of his clerks at a trestle table , with a quantity of papers and parchments spread before them ; and his treasurer stood at his shoulder , ready to advise if requested , but looking on so impartially that it seemed to her he had already done his share . |
| 4 | The feeling sent the adrenalin rushing around so fast that it threatened to wear me out before I got to my destination . |
| 5 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
| 6 | They admit that they get pissed off with bad gigs , not getting enough sleep and tour vans breaking down so often that they end up ‘ losing it ’ and crawling over the banks of motorways looking for crisp packets . |
| 7 | At very high temperatures , particles would be moving around so fast that they could escape any attraction toward each other due to nuclear or electromagnetic forces , but as they cooled off one would expect particles that attract each other to start to clump together . |