Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] make [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie felt as if she were falling through space ; falling and falling with the air pressing her chest and making her gasp . |
| 2 | Surely she was still as determined as ever not to allow anyone to creep through her defences and make her care ? |
| 3 | He wanted to put flowers in her hair and make her laugh ; but he would never be able to do that . |
| 4 | She gritted her teeth and made it to her room in spite of everything . |
| 5 | Something struck her smartly in the middle of her shoulders and made her gasp . |
| 6 | Dr Neil registered how withdrawn she was , and once they were back home hot , sugary tea was poured down her in a constant stream , and then , despite the warmth of the day , Matey put a shawl around her shoulders and made her sit near the fire . |
| 7 | If she did n't know better she 'd have said he 'd sabotaged her jeep and made it rain this way , just so he could enjoy some amusement at her expense ! |
| 8 | When she took off her glasses the sun caught her eyes and made them flash like green torches . |
| 9 | The terrace tiles were already warm under her bare feet ; the sunlight , when she looked towards it , stung her eyes and made them water . |
| 10 | Jane closed her eyes and made her mind a blank ; Lucinda sighed tremulously , and from her seat in the window Vi coughed nervously , yet the glass remained stubbornly still . |
| 11 | Then he bathed her eyes and made her a cup of tea . |
| 12 | She was very tired ; an uncharacteristic wave of sentimentality — of pity , almost , for all living things , brought tears to her eyes and made her want to clasp her arms round Caro . |
| 13 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 14 | His wife Aileen came in with pails of milk , scolding at two little girls for clinging onto her skirt and making her spill . |
| 15 | Something scratchy nudged against her calves and made her jump . |
| 16 | One thing about him that was probably on the plus side : he had the ability to drain away her tension and make her feel better . |
| 17 | She might even be weaving a spell to tangle her feet or make her lose her way in the wood ! |
| 18 | A rabbit dodged between her feet and made it to the hedgerow . |
| 19 | Bending down , he stared into her face , his long fingers strangely gentle as he cupped her cheek and made her look at him . |
| 20 | Instead his mouth pressed against the soft cotton , tracing the outline of her body and making her shudder . |
| 21 | She was desperate to move now , physical awareness returning suddenly to her body and making her realise that she was numb in her left leg and stiff everywhere else . |
| 22 | She watched his hands on the wheel , wanting them touching her , stroking her skin , caressing her body and making it come alive . |
| 23 | It tickled her nose and made her gasp . |
| 24 | Flora 's laugh hollowed her cheeks and made her almost beautiful . |
| 25 | If she started to strew the floor with objects she received a firm warning then , if she persisted , her mother took her wrists and made her pick up and replace each object . |
| 26 | She shook her head and made it go away . |
| 27 | There must be no encroachments : they must not appropriate her memories and make them theirs . |
| 28 | Both her mortality and her immortality scared them until they kept their distance , and invented stories about her powers that made them shiver in their bones . |
| 29 | I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours . |
| 30 | What if it was her feebleness that made him impatient ? |