Example sentences of "on his [noun] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet God still speaks by his Spirit to throw fresh light on his word so that we might see its relevance to the contemporary world , and he speaks to his servants to guide them through the perplexities of life . |
| 2 | He gave the impression of vulnerability by sitting with his chin on his chest so that he had no alternative but to look up through his eyebrows . |
| 3 | He turned slightly towards her , resting his weight on his elbow so that he could see her face , watch her lips as she spoke . |
| 4 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 5 | He had been going to touch her shoulders with his arm , but she came towards him anyway , her head on his shoulders so that the perfume of her hair enveloped him , made his head feel light . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , be quiet , do , you stupid dog ! ’ scolded the housekeeper , slapping the animal smartly on his nose so that he leapt back down off the bed on to which he had just jumped . |
| 7 | At his death he owed the queen £4,000 from rents on forest land in his care as sub-warden , but there was a suggestion that he settled lands on his daughters so as to deprive the queen of her due . |
| 8 | Duvall was jerked away from Jimmy , spinning on his heels so that he was facing the office door again . |