Example sentences of "her [noun] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken did , however , help Anita — with the ruby in her navel that kept falling out every time she did her belly dance . |
| 2 | In desperation he lifted her bodily off the ground so that she was helplessly pinned against his solid frame , and she discovered to her horror that hating him did n't in any way negate the way he could make her feel . |
| 3 | It is probably her presence that encourages the children to compare the size of the dolls and to talk about things they notice as they play . |
| 4 | She wore a tailored two-piece grey suit and delicate shoes , and there was a scarf over her hair that came from Dior , minimum , and she carried the red roses . |
| 5 | He tousled her hair that tumbled over her shoulders in a wild , bright mane of warmest auburn . |
| 6 | The last thing she saw , as her heart that had the little something wrong with it collapsed , was the bag with the dress in it , stuck between a pair of trousered legs . |
| 7 | Some of the hard , heavy weight in her heart that had so wearied her seemed to lighten its burden as she gave up fighting him and , more importantly , herself . |
| 8 | Shiona watched it , reflecting that the reason for her sensitivity was that her private life was the only area of her existence that gave her absolutely no satisfaction at all . |
| 9 | In January 1977 , amid rumours of a personality clash with Crawford , Frances Cuka left the production , exercising a clause in her contract that allowed her to go after four months . |
| 10 | I think it was her smell that got me started … like the braided loaves fresh from the baker 's oven . |
| 11 | Of course everyone knows to which general she belongs , but it is her eyes , her ears and her discernment that have to be relied upon . |
| 12 | Putting a companionable arm round her shoulders that made her shiver with awareness , he urged her in the direction of the village . |
| 13 | She came to St Bartholomew 's Hospital to be operated on , but it 's her mind that interests me . |
| 14 | And besides , there was a robust corner of her mind that refused to believe what was happening . |
| 15 | Once again she wanted to block off the part of her mind that needed to question his past life with Maria Luisa . |
| 16 | It was her research that showed how close we are in evolutionary terms to the apes : how they communicate with each other , use tools ( hitherto thought to be a strictly human activity ) and develop lifelong bonds of family and friendship . |
| 17 | Her breasts seemed to strain towards him , begging for his touch , and there was a wetness between her thighs that burned like fire . |
| 18 | The morning passed by in a flurry of activity , and she barely saw Dane , except for a fleeting moment as he rushed headlong along the corridor , pausing long enough to drop a kiss on her lips that turned her knees to water . |
| 19 | In the end , after much hesitation — all Agnese 's stuff looked so expensive ! — Ronni selected a blue silk jersey dress the colour of her eyes that clung to her in all the right places and looked sensational , and a pair of matching blue sandals that , miraculously , fitted . |
| 20 | There was a blaze in her eyes that had not been there before and he could see at once that she would not be at all manageable . |
| 21 | She was trying hard to catch up with this new revelation , and it obviously was n't easy ; her expression more or less steady , it was mainly her eyes that betrayed the complex reprocessing of ideas that was taking place within . |
| 22 | At first I did n't believe her but there was something in her eyes that told me it was true . |
| 23 | But it was her eyes that drew most attention . |
| 24 | But it was her eyes that startled me . |
| 25 | There was a purposeful look now in her eyes that gave him pause . |
| 26 | Turning her , he stared down into her eyes that shone with a hint of tears . |
| 27 | Moreover , it was her nakedness that exerted its mysterious power over the bodies of men . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | There was a silence , which told him he 'd scored a bull's-eye , and then an over-bright tone in her reply that confirmed it . |
| 30 | It was the twang in her vowels that commanded attention , people thought to themselves ‘ here 's someone from a Woody Allen movie . ’ |