Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [that] her " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She then said she had somehow ‘ known ’ it would happen , that all her fears had been justified — instead of realising that her terror had pulled it into her life . |
| 2 | Years of pretending that her love had turned to hate . |
| 3 | Her arguments were ridiculed by Tobias Smollett [ q.v. ] ( a former pupil of Smellie 's ) in an essay in the Critical Review ( 1760 ) , which nevertheless paid her the compliment of insinuating that her husband must have written the book . |
| 4 | Mr Lawson 's summoning of Tina may have been his subtle way of saying that her policy for combating inflation was no alternative to his . |
| 5 | Moreover she had the real comfort of knowing that her community appreciated what she was doing ; more , her life excited such admiration that after her death the interment had to be delayed for some days for fear of riots . |
| 6 | She had no way of knowing that her friend had been picked up by the Communist Maquis with whom she was now living . |
| 7 | She was in love with Piers , and , now that she had accepted the agony of knowing that her love was n't returned , maybe she could fight for him , could fight to win his heart , because it was silly to assume that he had some sort of woman in his life simply because the astrologer , a girl hardly older than herself , had implied as much . |
| 8 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 9 | She quailed at his heartless words , afraid of discovering that her adored father had feet of clay but determined to face the truth . |
| 10 | She looked at Peter , gravely answering the teasing of one of the lovers , and wondered if what she felt for him was the same quality of feeling that her parents had known and relied upon . |
| 11 | ‘ I do love you , ’ he avowed , with such a depth of feeling that her heart turned over . |