Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun sg] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forcing herself to stay still , not to complain because her mother had always said complaining was bad , she waited , trying to contain her impatience so it did n't spill out from her body and spoil everything . |
| 2 | In spite of everything , her mind kept returning to Antoinette — seeing her face as it had been during their last confrontation in Monpazier , twisted with bitterness and hate . |
| 3 | At six-thirty Kegan passed her taxi as it swung out across the courtyard . |
| 4 | Then , unexpectedly , she knelt , bowing her head until it touched her knees . |
| 5 | Susan closed her eyes , and imagined her arm as it had once been . |
| 6 | She sometimes thought it had saved her life as it had undoubtedly saved Camille 's . |
| 7 | She dressed in black trousers and a white blouse with long full sleeves , brushed her hair till it shone and twisted it into a tight knot on top of her head , thinking with satisfaction that Roman would n't like it but she was n't about to let him dictate how she wore her hair , or dressed . |
| 8 | Starting in her stomach , a warm glow suffused her body until it set her fingertips tingling and her scalp crackling . |
| 9 | So let her empty her bladder after it 's been sitting there overnight , and then a nice fresh sample . |
| 10 | She shot upright , clutching her head as it throbbed in protest at her sudden move . |
| 11 | She bit her lip till it hurt . |
| 12 | She turned her back to him and fiddled with a trolley , and bit her cheek till it bled . |
| 13 | She knew Ember 's hand would steady her elbow before it did . |
| 14 | I ask your leave to remove her pain when it begins to grow past her bearing . |
| 15 | There would be no food either , nor place to lay her head when it grew dark . |
| 16 | From time to time one of the phones rang , and she stared at it and held her breath till it stopped . |