Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] her [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as they passed the rows upon rows of back yards , the grey washing on curious pulleys , the backs of hardboard dressing tables , the dust-bins and the coal sheds , it occurred to her to wonder why she should so suddenly feel herself to be peculiarly blessed , and a dreadful grief for all those without blessings took hold of her , and a terror at the singular nature of her escape . |
| 2 | It occurred to her to wonder where the money came from to support the style . |
| 3 | After the first , it occurred to her to wonder if she ought to offer to leave . |
| 4 | Clara did not understand this story , but it seemed to her to tell of an emotion a size larger than pathos . |
| 5 | And even Gazzer did not appreciate the strength of character it needed for her to make that choice . |