Example sentences of "[adj] [that] she [vb past] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He banged his cup down on its saucer , so hard that she expected it to shatter .
2 She guessed it was pretty obvious that she had nothing to come back with when , his expression grimmer than ever , ‘ We 'll finish this conversation inside , ’ he clipped , and although Fabia would by far have preferred that he simply hand over her car keys and let her go on her way , she realised that there were some responsibilities in life which you just could n't duck .
3 Was n't at all sure that she wanted him to have learned anything about her that went to add up to what made her tick .
4 WHEN Stephanie Cole went to the read-through of the BBC2 film Memento Mori , there were so many famous names present that she felt she 'd stumbled into Who 's Who in the Theatre .
5 His gaze was so disturbing that she felt herself trembling .
6 The rampant desire she glimpsed in his eyes was so clear and so fierce that she felt her breath catch in her throat .
7 We have a witness , however , who is certain that she saw you sitting in a window alcove at the end of the gallery much later on , perhaps as late as midnight . ’
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