Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] her " in BNC.

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1 Ianthe promised that she should make her a summer dress and with this managed to get rid of her .
2 I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up .
3 He was glad , for he realised that he would need her to direct him now .
4 Belatedly Folly realised that she should stop her .
5 Betty thanked her for the bucket and smiled at her , and Lydia , who , if Betty went on like this , might turn out to be quite human , decided that she would take her her breakfast in bed in the morning : thin crispy toast with a scraping of butter and golden clear jasmine tea , and an egg-cupful of harebells to remind her of the sky .
6 After some time he found himself down at the Green , where Emily had not come with him ; and remembered Emily , and decided that he must ask her to become engaged to him before he went , to wait for him ; would she agree ?
7 He felt that I should tell her on my own .
8 He knew that it would make her feel inferior and stupid and insignificant beside the sultry Domino and her no doubt dazzling sexual experience !
9 Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained .
10 But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted .
11 As they 'd agreed , there was nothing between them … but he knew that he 'd miss her .
12 Lucy did n't for one moment think that she could trick him or trip him , but knew that he 'd see her as young and naive and so might just let her get away with a little more .
13 In the depths of her soul she knew it , knew that he could hurt her , badly .
14 I knew that I would take her back eventually , but I wanted to torment her with indifference .
15 They thought that they could wear her down .
16 He thought that he should touch her , offer her comfort .
17 But he was mistaken if he thought that he could upset her .
18 I insisted that I should pay her a rent of five shillings a week and also asked her , somewhat tentatively , if she felt able to come and have tea with my mother in Romford .
19 He said that he would telePhone her on the following Thursday .
20 To Sarah he wrote that he would take her to Italy some day when the sun was shining .
21 She sang because she was miserable and hoped that it might cheer her up .
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