Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [conj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a great relief therefore to hear the sound of a passing car , its speed assuring her that the main road was in front of her . |
| 2 | Then she heard , barely a distant whisper , but clearly , her mother 's voice telling her that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made object that can be identified from the surface of the moon . |
| 3 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 4 | She remembered the Doctor telling her that the police-box exterior of the TARDIS was , in a sense , a mathematical expression . |
| 5 | In alarm she struggled to hide her body from the eyes of the young men , and in so doing knocked the vessel on to its side , leaving her and the soapy water on the floor . |
| 6 | Then he was looming over her , inches away , and already the sexual hunger in his body was enfolding her and the unreleased tension within her was making her quiver from the top of her head , down to her toes . |