Example sentences of "at [pron] [noun] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Luxor the cruise ships often lie four or more deep at their moorings so that their passengers ' view can be of the side of the next ship instead of the river and the Theban hills , and the desert air is replaced by their neighbours ' diesel exhaust . |
| 2 | The association with a traditional barn incorporating porches has been skilfully exploited in order to broaden the width of the building at its centre so that an enclosed entrance porch and a generous ‘ dog-leg ’ staircase , giving access to the first floor , could be included on one side , while the equivalent projection on the west side houses an oriel window serving the dining-room which gives a commanding view over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 3 | Often , unable to bear leaving the dress until the next night , Constance would get up after Nora had closed the door and , placing her dressing gown at its foot so that no light would show , spend another hour or two at the work she loved . |
| 4 | She bit her bottom lip , brought her arms together at her chest so that her hands met at her mouth . |
| 5 | Her family treated her as before , and she was prepared to continue working hard at her rehabilitation so that she could feel normal again , and be accepted by other people as such . |
| 6 | Artemis threw the reins at his head so that nothing would check him . |
| 7 | I bought an expensive photograph album with a padded cover and gold curlicues on it and spent ages arranging the photographs I had taken at his house so that they were in just the right order . |
| 8 | Regular sums of hard currency were put at his disposal so that he or his aides could buy whatever the residents of the Palaţul Primaverii wished . |
| 9 | The driver , who was normally employed as a fitter , but had some driving experience with the Corporation , was acting as a relief driver and was found to be principally to blame for the accident , because of his lack of experience , which resulted in his letting the car take the curve at too great a speed and the conductor for applying the hand brake at his end so as to lock the wheels ; he had received no instruction on the proper procedure . |
| 10 | ‘ He described quite graphically — to me personally — how he felt with it seeping through the blindfold and beginning to sting and then burn at his eyes so that he was finally forced to open them in order to blink . |
| 11 | The owner of Peggotty 's Bakery and Cafe , Mr John Sowerby , arranged for other people who work with food to meet at his cafe so that to make the day cost-effective . |