Example sentences of "[pers pn] that [verb] she " in BNC.

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1 I was scared to cross the stepping-stones and it was turning back to encourage me that caused her to slip . ’
2 ‘ Are you sure it 's me that muddles her ?
3 There must be something in me that remembers her , Ruth thought ; it ca n't be a total blank .
4 and because , it 's only this , it 's only me , it 's only me that , me that tricked her .
5 ‘ It was me that set her on fire ! ’
6 His dark eyes searched her face , and there was a momentary desperation in them that made her reach up to reassure him .
7 'T IS not her glass but you that flatters her ,
8 He stared at her , and there was an arrogance about him that made her shiver .
9 There was something about battling with him that made her feel unlike herself — weak , her mind in total confusion .
10 In other words , there was a side to him that worried her , because she could not understand it .
11 With a feeling of despair she knew there was altogether too much about him that attracted her , that made her want to respond .
12 His shoulders were tense and there was an air of waiting about him that troubled her .
13 Luther Reynolds had fostered a sadistic streak in him that frightened her .
14 ‘ Did n't you know it was him that found her ?
15 There seemed to be a blankness in her that prevented her from going any further ; a momentary spark that said , But wait … and then said nothing more .
16 It was what he would do if he caught her that worried her , Maria reflected drily .
17 She could feel her own heart pounding against her ribs and there was a passionate urgency inside her that robbed her of all thought .
18 Although I admire Mrs Dinwiddie 's concern for her family , I remind her that had she been a mother less than 80 years ago , when there were no modern crop chemicals , animal health products , food preservatives , human vaccines and modern medicines it is unlikely that her complete family would have survived childhood .
19 Three of the medical staff who attended her independently assured her that had she not been so fit and supple they would have been measuring her for a wheelchair , or worse .
20 The girl had something — quite apart from her natural grace and outstanding good looks , quite apart from the lithe , leggy body that was simply made for modelling , there was a quality about her that made her stand out from all the others girls in the class , which drew the eye and held it , so that even someone as cynical as Arlene looked and wanted to go on looking .
21 But it was the knowledge that he 'd deliberately set out to make a fool of her that wounded her the most .
22 Since Paul 's departure — she grimaced at the memory — Dinah had been able to do as she liked with it , and she liked to have objects about her that reminded her of herself .
23 It had a slight curl in it that made her look soft somehow .
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