Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] so that [art] " in BNC.

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1 She pulled the end of the bath towel across her damp shoulders , and the loose tuck that she 'd used to secure it came undone so that the towel unwound and fell free .
2 It should be noted , however , that this method does not produce a true ellipse , which is defined as the locus of a point constrained to move so that the sum of its distance from two fixed points is constant .
3 He said publicity surrounding the officers had snowballed so that the public perceived them as guilty .
4 The jungles of Stalinvast would swiftly rot into sludge that would form shallow festering inland seas and lakes , where rot continued to feed so that the very air burned planet-wide , searing the whole surface to ashes and bare rock .
5 The forests of banners and guidons which adorned every street corner hung limp and sodden , and where an otherwise laudable economy had resulted in the use of cheap cloth the colours had run so that the insignia upon the panels was streaked and indecipherable .
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