Example sentences of "so [conj] it [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This passage or corridor was carpeted in moss green , now faded and stained in places from water and the urine of nervous animals , so that it looked more like some natural substance , moss or close-cut turf , than man-made carpet . |
| 2 | This was a mood that did not last ; the secular spirit is natural , it is more than ever clear , to modern industrial states — so much so that it invades even the clergy . |
| 3 | Using our discussion in this chapter , edit it so that it conforms more to what you now understand to be conventions of an appropriate literary-critical style . |
| 4 | The latter option was the more frequently adopted , so that it became very difficult to evaluate the contribution , if any , that ERDF expenditure might have made to economic development . |
| 5 | Transfers and new appointments were made from the mainland to BBC Northern Ireland so that it became almost as firmly a government instrument as , for instance , the army 's information office in Lisburn . |
| 6 | All this time we were still trying to fix up Denmark Street so that it became vaguely comfortable . |
| 7 | She had washed and curled her silvery hair and left it long , brushing it so that it hung over one shoulder in a silky-pale swath , a style she never favoured . |
| 8 | With this second choice for eqn ( 9.8 ) is replaced by solutions Now the light cone of a source within the horizon tilts so that it points outward . |
| 9 | Bodie rose to his feet , too , and stepped into the lawn area , pushing the rusting child 's swing so that it creaked slightly . |
| 10 | He deliberately pushed his chair so that it fell over , walked down the stage steps and up the gangway of the auditorium . |
| 11 | The driver for achieving our objective was reduced batch size , so that it fell closer to order quantity . |
| 12 | The shifting surfaces scattered and diffused the light , so that it fell down , dappling the already dappled cattle browsing under the trees like schools of fish . |
| 13 | She 'd discarded her ATS tunic and shaken out her tightly-rolled strawberry-blond hair , so that it fell seductively around her shoulders . |
| 14 | Christopher 's outstretched right hand was running slowly through her hair , touching her head at the roots and pulling the hair outwards so that it fell back like a fan . |
| 15 | To put this more concretely , there can be legitimate arguments about the nature , quality and function of a listener 's response to the actual sound and structure of , say , an Elvis Presley or Bing Crosby song ; what is not legitimate is to move this ‘ thrill ’ , however defined , bodily across the theoretical topography so that it sits wholly under the sign of commodity-fetishism . |
| 16 | Twist the wire round the foot so that it sits tightly , forming a protective coil around the tubular feet . |
| 17 | Mr Broadfoot said that local authorities were clearly prepared to put the resources into the new system so that it operated successfully . |
| 18 | His right eye is tired , so that it lags minutely behind the other . |
| 19 | A layer of heavy-gauge builder 's polythene can then be used to line the excavation as a safety precaution against leaking , but also as a means of retaining moisture within the setting concrete so that it dries as slowly as possible . |
| 20 | Fig. 3 ( b ) Having rammed the soil down firmly to ensure a firm base , a layer of heavy-gauge builder 's polythene is used to line the excavation as a safety precaution against leaking and also to help retain moisture within the setting concrete so that it dries as slowly as possible . |
| 21 | It looked as if Berowne had clutched it as he fell , half-pulling it from the bed , so that it lay partly bunched at his right side . |
| 22 | When Julia had washed and dried her hair , she borrowed a pair of old-fashioned curling tongs from Annunziata and curled the tips of her thick hair under so that it lay sleekly against her shoulders . |
| 23 | Place this on the very top of the roof so that it bends over on each side . |
| 24 | However , as the sun 's rays pass through the Earth 's atmosphere , some of the light is changed or polarised so that it vibrates in only one plane . |
| 25 | This was toast which was held on a toasting fork and was pressed against the bars so that the bread was scorched , it was then quickly turned ninety degrees so that it finished up with a grid pattern rather like a leaded window . |
| 26 | The aim is to keep the boat flat at all times so that it glides cleanly over the water . |
| 27 | You could try blocking all daylight except when viewing or have a trickle feed from the mains tap so that it flushes continuously or just use lots of elbow grease . |
| 28 | The valves enclosing the tentacles not only give protection to these soft delicate structures , but concentrate the water into a steady stream so that it flows more effectively over them . |
| 29 | One eye shifts right round the body so that it takes up a position alongside the other . |
| 30 | Or without extending the whole process so that it takes nearly a year to change anything ? |