Example sentences of "[adv] that she [vb mod] [verb] him " in BNC.

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1 And though she half hoped that Friend would wheel alongside her so that she could ignore him , he did n't appear .
2 She suddenly wished that she had Finn here so that she could tell him a few more home truths .
3 His mouth still quirked in the aftermath of his laughter , and she wished that he would move away from the top step so that she could pass him .
4 Reluctantly , Jinny looked away from the woman so that she could inspect him .
5 Once they had spent an enjoyable week in Bath and on another occasion he had suggested going to Cornwall so that she could show him the house where she was brought up .
6 Lisa pulled herself up to her full five feet three inches , wishing for an extra foot or so so that she could look him in the eye .
7 She slid her hands around his neck and drew his head down so that she could kiss him , feeling the way his heart began to thunder in his chest .
8 ‘ Oh , indeed ? ’ said Sally-Anne furiously to this supporter of wife-beaters — and if only he would move so that she could see him , and not continue to stand between herself and the light — ‘ How typically male .
9 Automatically she turned so that she could see him , and knew immediately it was a fatal error .
10 Always optimistic , Anne felt sure that now that she would see him regularly at the dance , she would soon find out how he 268 really felt about her , but it was not to be .
11 The stark desire in his face threatened to take what strength she had left , nor did he make any attempt to hide the blatant response of his body to that consuming , passionate kiss , continuing to hold her so tightly that she could feel him with every part of her being , could still taste him inside her mouth .
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