Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wild exultation at having him so close made sure her momentary pain was no more than that , as he slipped easily into the rhythm that had her half sobbing with delight until his voice joined her own . |
| 2 | Behind Thorfinn , the door slammed shut with a force that made her bed jerk . |
| 3 | At that moment Ruby gave a growl that set her loose flesh trembling . |
| 4 | He swung away from her , walking over to the edge of the small pond , his body rigid with a tension that made her afraid to do or say anything that might unleash that anger once again . |
| 5 | That was when Luke chose to end it , raising his head and examining the agonised tension that held her face and the taut , smooth line of her exposed throat with dark , glittering eyes . |
| 6 | His bulk created an intimacy in the small workroom that made her wary , and the atmosphere , just for a moment , became charged , until he gave a little grimace which dispelled it . |
| 7 | She often brought in mussels , gritty with tiny pearls , for the evening meal , or sometimes nesting birds , or a hare that ignored her approach to its form till she had her hand on it . |
| 8 | Ariel was n't thinking clearly , her brain was fogged by the din around her and the rage of Sycorax , but the message in the stones summoned her to some action , something to break the silence and the stasis that held her prisoner . |
| 9 | Frederica slept in a windowless loft that held her suitcase , a camp bed , and no more . |
| 10 | There was a grim edge to his mocking that drew her attention , and Folly wished that she could see his face more clearly . |
| 11 | The electroshock therapy that followed her hospitalization of one unfortunate schoolboy left Marjorie a dull husk of her former self . |
| 12 | It was his unexpected kindness that caused her jaw to clench suddenly in an attempt to stave off the hot tears scalding her eyes . |
| 13 | Billing herself as the spirit of Patsy Cline , she ( and her band the Reclines ) cut the album that established her country claim . |
| 14 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 15 | Then suddenly there was cool air on her face and light that hurt her eyes . |
| 16 | Words and pictures spun around behind her eyes with a speed that made her head start to ache . |
| 17 | She snaked her head forward and bit hard into his nose , biting down with all her strength , ignoring his shrieks of pain , trying not to gag on the blood that filled her mouth . |
| 18 | He raised himself up from her to look down on her face , to witness the sweet pleasure that parted her lips sensuously and filmed moisture to her brow . |
| 19 | In her later years a thyroid condition destroyed the figure that made her famous . |
| 20 | There was only the sound of the strengthening wind that stirred her wet curls and plastered the sweat-shirt tighter against her shivering frame . |
| 21 | In the last minute of a ferocious bout against Spain 's Miriam Blasco Soto , Nicola applied a stranglehold that stunned her opponent . |
| 22 | Had that been a spider 's web that touched her cheek just now ? |
| 23 | Susan felt the gesture as if it had barely lapsed — felt his hand on the nape of her neck , the gentle pull that turned her face up to his — and she cried out , almost as if she hoped to be heard . |
| 24 | Of a dive that took her 1,250 feet down to the floor of the Pacific , Sylvia Earle said , ‘ The light was faint but , when my eyes adjusted , the world I saw was incredibly beautiful . |
| 25 | He ignored her words , capturing her mouth with his own again , his lips moving over hers with a sensual expertise that took her breath away . |
| 26 | Or , rather , a lion — there was something about those gold-brown eyes and swept-back mane of hair that made her think of the King of Beasts , dressed up in the trappings of civilisation . |
| 27 | Green eyes stared back at her from beneath dark slanting brows but with her short hair that accentuated her elfin face she somehow felt the swimsuit only made her slight figure look even more boyish . |
| 28 | Angrily he crushed her mouth harder against his as he plundered her lips with a ferocity that took her breath away . |
| 29 | There was a thread of anger in the question , but Fran ignored it , just as she forced herself to ignore the sudden surge of hope that filled her heart . |
| 30 | Furious that she had no control over the scarlet tide that flooded her face at his insinuation , Polly clasped her hands tightly under the table . |