Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] [that] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | The infusion of desire that rushed her was so immense that she obeyed instantly , drawing her legs up to his hips . |
| 2 | It was the wickedness of men that removed her from our care . |
| 3 | ‘ Demented I tellee , ’ Sally Dade said , revelling in this juicy bit of news that brought her so much attention . |
| 4 | Zitney fixed her with the kind of look that made her feel electric all over . |
| 5 | He held the door open and as she passed through he said something under his breath and touched her very lightly on the shoulder — a caressing kind of touch that caused her to give an involuntary shiver . |
| 6 | Ender , 33 , is unlikely now to produce the kind of speed that helped her break no fewer than 27 world records during her distinguished career . |
| 7 | He gave her a look of contempt that made her want to hit him . |
| 8 | Then , basking in the look of adoration that rewarded her , she added teasingly , ‘ Does this mean that I 'm now a fully paid up member of Hunter 's Harem ? ’ |
| 9 | Depression now wrapped itself about her , making concentration difficult , while the thought of Silas holding Doreen in his arms brought a sudden flare of honesty that caused her to admit she was jealous . |
| 10 | Obviously , she was disturbing him , but she refused to acknowledge the twinge of guilt that prodded her . |
| 11 | But if they were to examine that bullet hole and find it was caused by the same sort of gun that killed her … ’ |
| 12 | She felt sick , but was relieved to feel something : the weight of the food in her stomach did something to counteract the sense of unreality that afflicted her . |
| 13 | Claudia wished she could stop shaking ; the touch of his hard body against hers had started up a whirlpool of emotion that left her wanting to run until she had put miles between them . |
| 14 | She shook her head , trying to clear the hot rush of blood that made her feel strangely dizzy . |
| 15 | She extended her senses outwards , seeking the spiralling cone of power that contained her . |
| 16 | He had a superior air of self-confidence that reminded her of portraits of eighteenth-century land owners striding their acres surrounded by dogs . |
| 17 | Theda thought she had learned to subdue the spirit of rebellion that threw her into defiance on the receipt of such slights . |
| 18 | It was probably Charlotte 's frown of puzzlement that prompted her to add : ‘ Emerson 's wife . ’ |
| 19 | Would Sue ( she hardly knew her , after all , had only met her a few minutes ago ) really let her share the little bubble of love that sealed her and Pete up together and away from the rest of the world ? |
| 20 | The result is a set of pictures that expose her as a fabulous vamp with more definition than Wolf and more powerful pectorals than Panther . |
| 21 | The American Mary Vorse published her remarkable Autobiography of an Elderly Woman in 1911 , which reflects at length on the reversal of roles that left her ‘ contriving to get my own way , for all the world like a naughty , elderly child , while my daughter was worrying about my headstrong ways as if she was my mother instead of my being hers . ’ |
| 22 | And as she pushed open the west door Miss Danziger was met by the scent of fennel , the six-foot stems of which towered over her from a huge stoneware pot , very different from the musty scent of piety that greeted her in English country churches . |
| 23 | Yet nothing , it seemed , could halt the flow of adrenalin that surged upwards or the flush of awareness that overwhelmed her as he cast his eyes over the carefully laid table , the food and , lastly , herself . |
| 24 | Suddenly Water Gypsy 's hitherto charming interior seemed claustrophobic , and she decided a brisk walk along the towpath might blow away the cobwebs and the fit of blues that bedevilled her . |