Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pauline does all the cooking using only top quality produce . |
| 2 | She stared at the fierce pain in his eyes , her heart thudding dully in her chest . |
| 3 | She was aware of the cicadas buzzing in the heat of the day , of the sweet smell of pine trees and jasmine , her own heart thudding dully against her ribcage . |
| 4 | He could feel his heart thudding furiously and hoped desperately that he 'd succeeded in making his voice sound casual . |
| 5 | She paused for breath , her heart thudding painfully against her ribs . |
| 6 | Fran turned and glared at Luke , feeling her heart thudding painfully when he smiled with an easy charm that sent little tingles shooting down her spine . |
| 7 | So , instead of having to wander round and use her own powers of observation , she was escorted , heart thudding guiltily , straight to the back of the warehouse . |
| 8 | Fenella , her heart thudding frantically , kept her eyes fixed on the door and a fearful hope began to unfurl . |
| 9 | ‘ Then you should choose your … friends … more carefully , ’ she responded , oddly breathless , her heart thudding unevenly . |
| 10 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes … ! ’ he said deeply , and then his mouth closed over hers , burningly sensual as his hands moved slowly up to tunnel into her thick black hair , and as her mouth opened beneath his the hunger swept them both again , their breathing quickening as the kiss took fire and his mouth was fierce , hot , demanding , his hands moving over her body as she heard his heart thudding violently at his chest , and she knew she was in danger of losing her mind with the sweet , hot rush of excitement . |
| 12 | Rachel 's eyes shot to him , her heart thudding violently . |
| 13 | They went on kissing , falling against the lift wall , Damian 's hard thigh thrust between hers as he lifted her , her heart thudding violently at his chest , moving his hard body against her soft , arching female body while she moaned hoarsely . |
| 14 | Her own heart thudding dangerously , the atmosphere between them charged , she rose . |
| 15 | Lovat wiped perspiration from his brow , feeling his heart thudding uncomfortably . |
| 16 | Donna sat back in her seat , her heart thudding hard against her ribs . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't fight me , ’ he said huskily , face flushed and eyes glittering like blue needles as he held on to her easily , his mouth burying in her hair , his heart thudding hard at his strong chest . |
| 18 | She could feel his bare legs , covered in wiry golden hairs , brushing against hers as he moved closer to her , his heart thudding wildly . |
| 19 | Paige felt her heart thudding wildly in her chest , but it was her aunt who spoke first . |
| 20 | So the project was expanded to include building an expert system for another , similar circuit board using exactly the same technique . |
| 21 | It is , however , possible that there may be no solutions at all to a system of Diophantine equations ; the assistant could never give 46p change using only the 5p , 10p and 20p coins . |
| 22 | I wan na be on this course findin' out . |
| 23 | I made Jack shave his head — because he had the remnants of his hair hanging on — wonderful shape of ahead — shaved that off . |
| 24 | He grinned as she pushed up on the window sill , her head down , hair hanging blackly . |
| 25 | Under the long curling hair hanging lankly over the driver 's neck , Howard has noticed , is a tumour the size of a sparrow 's egg . |
| 26 | As soon as the ladies left their carriages , their beautiful gowns became sodden and muddied , and their elaborate hair styles were undone , their hair hanging over their faces . |
| 27 | Once , when she caught Cissie with her head down , drying herself in the heat from the fire with her hair hanging over her eyes and dangerously close to the flames , her heart had turned somersaults . |
| 28 | Bill Saltman 's head appears round the door , with fingers of wet hair hanging over his leathery brown forehead . |
| 29 | ‘ You always leave your hair hanging down like a hippy too , ’ he continued . |
| 30 | His wife lay there so limp , so insubstantial , her black hair hanging down like the tail of a whipped animal and one white hand clutching his sleeve as though it were her only hold on life . |