Example sentences of "that [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ronni kept her gaze fixed seawards as her stomach leapt inside her , remembering that dance they 'd shared together . |
| 2 | This was absolutely vital if I was ever to ‘ fly ’ her , because it would be the lure of food on my fist that made her come back to me . |
| 3 | She could feel the hard muscles of his body pressing against her side , his arm sheltering her in a way that made her trust him . |
| 4 | His reply was a joyful shout that made her grip the receiver tightly . |
| 5 | His dark eyes searched her face , and there was a momentary desperation in them that made her reach up to reassure him . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not so sure we 're ill-matched , and I do n't think you are either , ’ he said with a brooding look that made her shudder . |
| 7 | Giving her a long , slow appraisal that made her wriggle uncomfortably , he asked softly , ‘ Decided to rejoin the human race ? ’ |
| 8 | She knew he was waiting for her to agree , and it was desperation , pure and simple , she thought , that made her remember the elegant blonde he had been dining with that particular night . |
| 9 | There was something in his voice that made her determined not to look at him . |
| 10 | Something — that same gut instinct that made her get his address alerted her . |
| 11 | Of course , having always possessed an interest in astrology , she knew that it was her Arien opposition that made her react so whenever she was under threat . |
| 12 | His mouth captured hers again with a strength and intent that made her gasp . |
| 13 | It was sheer , blind gut instinct that made her go to the porter 's lodge and lie . |
| 14 | ‘ I wo n't take your refusal , ’ he said in a soft voice that made her quake . |
| 15 | His anger reached out with a deadly force that made her flinch back from him . |
| 16 | She made a move to dodge past him , but his hand snaked out , catching her wrist in a vice-like grip that made her cry out . |
| 17 | Damian 's voice rose in fury as he strode to them , reached them and pushed Tony away from Rachel with a violence that made her cry out in horror as Tony stumbled backwards . |
| 18 | Then she held out her hand to Eileen and gave it a strong clasp that made her wince . |
| 19 | The answer came suddenly , a slap in the face that made her wince : because , on the only occasion when Merrill had actually confronted him with her suspicions — had brought them right out into the open — she had n't given him a chance to explain . |
| 20 | Within seconds Travis was behind her , swinging her round with a grip that made her wince . |
| 21 | With a meekness that made her feel mean , he knelt down on the floor and started to gather his cuttings together . |
| 22 | On Clarissa 's part , because she kept putting off the dreaded bread and butter telephone call , and that made her feel guilty and irritable . |
| 23 | Zitney fixed her with the kind of look that made her feel electric all over . |
| 24 | They gave her some astonishing Ophir crystal that made her feel three metres tall and very sharp . |
| 25 | Marie 's parents had strong religious views that made her feel very guilty about having sex in their home when she and her husband had to live there for a while : " We did it on the bedroom floor on the wedding night because I would n't use the bed , in case it made a noise . |
| 26 | There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful . |
| 27 | Thought of Miles and Miranda together at rehearsal came into her mind , and that made her feel , she could not quite analyse how they made her feel . |
| 28 | Julius stood in the doorway , and there was a bright light in his eyes that made her feel very alarmed . |
| 29 | Crisp colours of blue and green , and the stark black of the rocks , and a pleasant breeze that made her feel slightly sleepy . |
| 30 | There was something in the quality of his quiet , confiding tone that made her feel there was an intimacy between them . |