Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun pl] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They shackled my legs so that I could not run . |
| 2 | Later , she subtly modified her views so as to accommodate , not alienate , American feminists . |
| 3 | Len moved his eyes so that he was staring at Jimmy . |
| 4 | She made a grab for his arms and held them firmly away from her , but smiling lazily , and with consummate ease , he twisted his arms so that , this time , he had her own imprisoned in his grasp . |
| 5 | I came to the braided reaches of the river where it swung out over the sands , and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly , a leap at a time . |
| 6 | Rain streaked her cheeks so that he was unable to tell whether she was weeping . |
| 7 | Seeing his eyes move away from her mouth for the first time since the whole affair had begun , she shook her shoulders so that her full , rounded gourds trembled like jelly . |
| 8 | There was a loud clattering and muted conversation as Anushkia Smyslov , Shmuel Zehavi and a morose Cheryl Russell followed them into the room and placed their torches so that the beams played over the domed ceiling , throwing a dim reflected light , like candlelight , back into the room . |
| 9 | We had , ‘ shaved our heads so as not to be sex objects , and boarded up our windows so that men in the street could n't see in ’ . |
| 10 | Lyn took one of the gravel paths into the grounds of the general hospital , walking towards the sun that dazzled her eyes so that she screwed them up against it . |
| 11 | The experience then was that floating did not appear to be very successful since individual countries depreciated their currencies so as to gain a competitive advantage over their trading rivals . |
| 12 | Prior to getting around to the job I have to do , and that is to honour those men that gave their lives so that we could be free , I 'd like to just share a few things with you as we return to this wonderful country . |
| 13 | He clenched shut his eyes so as not to see the pale oval of her face through the shadows . |
| 14 | Her happiness because of this scene was so strong she closed her eyes so that it would not beam out in great mellow streams and betray her to the sternness of the others . |
| 15 | She closed her eyes so that she would n't have to look at him . |
| 16 | Not only did no one come to her aid or telephone the police , but residents actually closed their windows so that they would n't be disturbed . |