Example sentences of "and it [vb past] her [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His voice was deep and it sent her pulses racing .
2 It gave her confidence a boost to know that she had spotted him , and it made her actions easy .
3 He slapped her hard and it made her head jerk back .
4 He was smiling to himself — some private joke — and it made her anger rise swiftly , but he went on before she could take him to task .
5 It was an infuriating trait , and it made her blood boil every time he came near .
6 This caning had its effect for the whole class knew that Miss Smith would stand no nonsense and it stamped her authority .
7 Only slowly did he release the strap , as if he was reluctant to do so , and it stretched her nerves unbearably .
8 But she never pulled up her ankle socks , and it drove her mother to distraction .
9 To others she merely looked a bit different , and it lent her glamour , but to him , she was as different as anyone who was n't black .
10 The MG was a seasoned trooper , steadily eating up the distance , and it left her thoughts free to wander where they chose .
11 Wilson knew she was being patronised if not mocked outright , but no trace of expression crossed her face and it gave her satisfaction that she knew it did not .
12 It was a Scottish voice and it gave her comfort .
13 That was her style in the Falklands and it remained her style in a number of the confrontations that she faced over the next years .
14 And it won her admiration .
15 Then the woman smiled , and it changed her face completely .
16 She had known he 'd say that , and it confirmed her suspicions .
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