Example sentences of "[verb] that [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been only 13 years old when the event occurred that shattered her world . |
| 2 | She liked to dazzle Montparnasse with her originality ; sometimes she wore long flowing veils , usually she appeared in the smocked Liberty dresses that suited her pert little-girl look . |
| 3 | To add to her miserable state a bleak wind had got up , bringing with it a sweet tangy yeast smell that made her stomach roll and cry out . |
| 4 | Somehow his other hand had slipped inside the back of her waistband and begun to mould her buttocks in firm strokes that matched her pelvis against his own , energising her desire with the heat of his own ardent body . |
| 5 | Each writer is introduced by Ms Washington and placed for us against her proper contemporary backdrop , so that we can see and understand some of the pressures and concerns that shaped her writing , her style and her narrative voice . |
| 6 | The former senior deputy director has no intention of falling victim to the conservative-waged ‘ decency ’ attack that claimed her former boss , John Frohnmayer , who was forced to resign by the Bush administration amid fears the NEA would damage the President 's 1992 reelection bid ( see The Art Newspaper No. 17 , April 1992 , p. 1 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ She 's right , Faye , ’ Tom came in , after giving Belinda a long , frowning stare that made her words threaten to dry in her mouth . |
| 8 | Beneath the tick and scrawl that made her name the paper was lightly wrinkled . |
| 9 | The cat miaowed piteously again , and suddenly Virginia 's kind heart broke through the spell of fear and doubt that kept her feet glued to the path . |
| 10 | Kate smoothed down the deep red pure new wool dress that hugged her figure , and smiled at her daughter . |
| 11 | Deep racking sobs that shook her whole body . |
| 12 | There was something in the way he spoke that riveted her attention . |
| 13 | One assessed the gold in her bangles , the tiger-rubies that ornamented her toe-rings , the diamond spangle that adorned her navel , and two highly individual whirligigs of silver filigree . |
| 14 | It was the mystery of what had happened that kept her awake at night . |
| 15 | It was n't really the sting of the blows , but the amount of time the thrashing continued that made her burst into a flood of tears . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was the fact that he kept his eyes shut that made her bold . |
| 17 | She had not exactly said ‘ wet ’ and ‘ weedy ’ , but ‘ quiet ’ and ‘ sympathetic ’ , and Hoomey supposed that showed her tact , because he thought that was what she meant . |