Example sentences of "way that [verb] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're a terrible man — ’ she managed to croak as he touched her in a way that transported her back at once to the heaven of the previous night . |
| 2 | There are people in the Civil Service who can talk in a way that fascinates her . ’ |
| 3 | When you see her being bossy , you can intervene in a way that lets her see that the other children need a chance to say what they want to do . |
| 4 | Sometimes she sat on the end of his divan if she could n't sleep and tried to wake him up to talk , but he slept with the heaviness of the very thin , and her weight on the divan made it sag and creak in a way that embarrassed her . |
| 5 | He curled his arm round Claudia 's waist , smiling at the receptionist in a way that made her assure him she would keep his secret . |
| 6 | Instantly , she was filled with the need to protect herself from the hopelessly vulnerable way that made her feel . |
| 7 | Marc was still gripping her wrist in a way that made her feel like melting against him . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Fran tried to step past him , but he just stood where he was , making no attempt to get out of her way while he continued to study her in a way that made her suddenly self-conscious . |
| 10 | Just for a second she met his curious gaze then looked away , feeling her heart pounding in a way that made her feel sick . |
| 11 | How could she get through an evening in his company when everything that was female in her responded to him in a way that knocked her totally off balance ? |
| 12 | He was in the courtyard , unfastening a pair of skis , his jet-black ski-suit moulding itself to his body in a way that drew her glance whether she liked it or not . |
| 13 | Now that she saw Rupert again he was rather less interesting than she had remembered — a little older , slightly inhibited in his conversation , and unresponsive to her semi-flirtatious looks and remarks in a way that puzzled her . |
| 14 | She tried to break from his grasp , but as she spoke he released the arm still pinned at her side and placed his hand on the curve of her neck , fondling it in a way that reminded her of an actor she 'd once seen playing Henry VIII just before a beheading scene . |
| 15 | But he drew back , and taking her hand , forced her to caress him in a way that revolted her . |