Example sentences of "of [noun] that [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This left her with a severe form of amnesia that reduced her memory span to 20 minutes or less . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's about all I am intending to keep on ! ’ he told her with a husky , sensual bark of laughter that left her breathless and quivering in his arms as he entered the room and tossed her lightly down on to the bed . |
| 5 | For a fleeting second as she crossed the floor Shannon was all but swamped by a feeling of panic that bade her run now , while she still had the chance . |
| 6 | This one , however , was to be far more personally taxing for Mrs Whitehouse , for the apparent consensus of opinion that surrounded her campaign against Thorsen evaporated as quickly as it had developed . |
| 7 | He put an arm around her shoulders , concern written on his face , and Lissa made an effort to quell the sharp stab of jealousy that tightened her stomach muscles . |
| 8 | Merrill stood staring at the portrait , too stunned to deal with the battery of questions that bombed her brain . |
| 9 | She saw Naylor 's sharp glance go over her , but , while she quickly lowered her glance , she could do nothing about the unexpected riot of colour that flooded her face . |
| 10 | Kate could n't stop the tide of colour that swept her pale cheeks . |
| 11 | At first she could meet his eyes , but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor , colour creeping into her cheeks , reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious . |
| 12 | She had dabbed powder over her lipstick to rob it of its bright crimson lustre , and she had forgotten the little pink patches of rouge that gave her cheeks their rosy healthy glow . |
| 13 | In so doing she destroys the principle of control that kept her novels within the bounds of the generic traditions of British fiction . |
| 14 | Seen from below , Lacuna 's long body would have looked comical as she ran back and forth , if it had not been for the grimace of rage that contorted her white face . |
| 15 | Bending , she removed sharp claws from the area of dress that covered her thigh . |
| 16 | One widow whose husband had died shortly after they had both retired felt that it was the practical aspect of life that heightened her feelings of loneliness and loss : |
| 17 | The truth may be that her stoical-witty-rueful literary persona may even steer the writer towards the sort of life that ensures her material does n't dry up . |
| 18 | Instead of which she found herself having to blink away the sting of tears that blurred her vision . |
| 19 | The ground of her being was the soil of France that nurtured her issue and the produce she once sowed and reaped , and now bought and sold . |
| 20 | In that instant , Juliet felt a surge of happiness that filled her chest and almost engulfed her . |
| 21 | In fact it was Jack 's sense of humour that kept her feelings in proportion during the next few days . |
| 22 | And though rude , crude , vulgar and philistine , she also had an abrasive sense of reality that made her attractive to artists . |
| 23 | Rachel 's eyes shot to his in a moment of intensity that made her skin burn with heat . |
| 24 | The tiny inner frisson of unease that silenced her laughter was unexpected , and she hesitated before responding , examining the message of her senses and dismissing it . |
| 25 | No — that would be too much to expect , she decided with a pang of misery that made her blink as she turned over the food . |
| 26 | Running her own business meant that there was no let-up , no time for sliding into a slough of self-pity and morbid reconstruction of events that sapped her energy . |
| 27 | And it was n't until she had knelt by the heap of earth that signified her mother 's unconsecrated grave that she had stopped crying . |
| 28 | He was lying prone , his eyes shut , clad in that pair of briefs that made her eyes linger far too long on his bronzed legs and flat chest . |