Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] so that " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lay in bed , curled up like a ball , grasping her twin moons , and erotically easing them apart so that the cleft widened to expose her tight little bumhole . |
| 2 | All of this involved taking both parents ’ sex cells with their half-complement of DNA signals in the chromosomes , and bringing them together so that the cells could clamp on to each other and start dividing and growing . |
| 3 | Allow about five folded pieces of blotting paper to one directory , spacing them equally so that the pages of the directory act like the newspaper in the press . |
| 4 | He laughed softly , the wind catching the low rumble of sound and tossing it around so that for a moment the very air seemed to be filled with it . |
| 5 | A fresh squall tore the rainwater off the road surface , cascading it down so that they were riding in the inside of a waterfall as Trent powered onward in the lee of the embankment . |
| 6 | He thrust his face close to hers suddenly and made her jump , pulling her round so that she was close and more aware than she ever wanted to be again of his dominant masculinity . |
| 7 | You find some tape in a kitchen drawer and go back to the front hall , turning him round so that you 're between him and the door . |
| 8 | Marcus pulled Pat up by the shoulders , pulling him up so that his head was higher , and Moxie thrust the pillow in behind him . |
| 9 | She twined her arms so tightly round his neck that he almost choked , pulling him down so that he overbalanced and fell on top of her . |
| 10 | She raised her hand and stroked his face , and he caught it with his own , turning it over so that it was palm up , and kissing it . |
| 11 | His arm snaked out , pinioning her round her waist , drawing her back against his body , holding her firmly so that she could feel the thunder of his heart against her back . |
| 12 | In addition to such new network technology , there are also techniques of solving band width problems by compressing data before transferring it and decompressing it afterwards so that it can be displayed in its entirety for the information user . |
| 13 | The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces . |
| 14 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 15 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Nothing , ’ Lucy said , taking another chair from by the wall and bringing it over so that she could sit facing him across the desk . |
| 17 | With patient system , her daughters helped the men to food , sliced the big loaf for them , arranged the shining vegetables and heaped bowls of glazed yellow and green earthenware , steaming and fragrant ; and then removed the dishes , stacking them quietly so that the men should not be interrupted in their flow . |
| 18 | Tony and I get up as quickly as we can , brushing the snow free from clothes before putting them on so that it will not melt with the heat from our bodies . |
| 19 | I kept seeing her slamming into the car , and lying in the road , and then I saw all those black nuns floating round her and lifting her up so that her head lolled back , and I was there , wanting to say I was sorry , and her eyes were open and blank and staring right through me . |
| 20 | Then they used water mixed with vinegar in a syringe to rinse the cavity clear , sitting her up so that the residue could run out through her nose . |
| 21 | Excitement spread tentacles that fastened round her heart , squeezing it mercilessly so that it was unable to beat , tentacles that compressed her lungs so they were unable to breathe . |
| 22 | Rain and rivers eroded the soft sandstones that had filled the lagoon basin , scouring them away so that today the reefs are exposed once more , high and dry , facing not the sea but desert covered with clumps of spinifex grass and stunted mulga trees . |
| 23 | His palms were sweating , his forehead was wet and itching , he felt shivery , his voice was shaky and his heart was beating fast ; they were cooking , him with the Microwave Gun , bathing him in its evil radiations , heating him up so that he broke out in a lathering sweat and looked like a nervous kid . |
| 24 | He shifted under her , sliding her away so that she was still bound to him by the steel bands of his arms , but was now lying by his side . |