Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [subord] [pron] [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not sat down to breakfast , preferring to eat a handful of dry Puffkins while she sought her shoes , nor did she utter any words of affectionate farewell , not being one for dissimulation . |
| 2 | ‘ Not the best shoes for a day out , ’ remarked Brown Owl as she opened her first aid kit . |
| 3 | As Penry 's breathing quickened she pushed herself closer without shame , desperate to keep him with her , fired with triumph at getting her own way rather than with sexual response when he laid her flat on the bed . |
| 4 | He jerked her case upright , tight-lipped , and put it by the door for her , but relaxed in exasperated pity as he watched her start to check her handbag for the third time . |
| 5 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 6 | She was about to do the same with the contents of another file when something made her pause , hair prickling at the back of her head . |
| 7 | DOG-lover Carole Birdsall wasn ‘ t barking up the wrong tree when she acquired her four Old English Sheepdogs . |
| 8 | The coffee mugs she ca n't see are gaily patterned and the kitchen utensils are all red — which was Julia 's favourite colour before she lost her sight . |
| 9 | The streets of the city welcomed her as an old friend as she made her way unerringly towards the brilliantly lit entrance of Tivoli . |
| 10 | He recently gave her some free advice when she launched her own business . |
| 11 | The princess was in sparkling form on the third day of their four-day tour as she showed her skills with chopsticks when offered a pancake during a visit to a welfare centre in Bongchun-Dong , a poor suburb of Seoul . |
| 12 | ‘ Looks like the bulb needs replacing , ’ Alison said as she moved across the room , bumping some furniture as she misjudged her way . |
| 13 | Leonor Fini underlined this concern when she painted her friend Leonora Carrington in a breastplate and sensible skirt , not a fetish object but a woman warrior and a ‘ true revolutionary ’ , released from cliches of femininity . |
| 14 | Miss F met Courtney at the Royal Free Hospital when she had her baby by caesarean section . |
| 15 | She ran some bathwater while she sorted her presents into a neat pile . |
| 16 | The Swedish diplomat 's wife had to visit American tourist places instead of English ones so I had her saying : ‘ We are going to ze Rockingfellow Centre and ve are seeing Saks on 5th Avenue . ’ |
| 17 | A quick glance at the steel digital watch on his sinewy wrist and his eyes were washing over her , a hint of malice in their light depths as he dashed her hopes with cruel precision . |
| 18 | ‘ Robert told me in quiet tones and averted eyes how he climbed the stairs behind the prostitute in this house where she conducted her trade . |
| 19 | She started doing that funny face when we had her last time ! |
| 20 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 21 | Mike let her go with rueful amusement in his dark eyes as she made her way towards the lift , having refused all offers of help with her overnight bag , which she slung over one shoulder . |
| 22 | He smiled , mockery dancing in his dark eyes as he studied her furious face . |
| 23 | Her shoes made no sound on the carpeted corridor as she made her way to the wardroom . |
| 24 | She scrabbled about in her duffel-coat pockets until she found her glasses . |
| 25 | In any case the following Monday as she scrubbed her sister 's floors this aristocratic Cinderella had to pinch herself to make sure that her weekend was not some idle pipe-dream . |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , Maria , six years is a long time to wait , ’ Luke murmured with a faint sardonic smile as he registered her frantic response . |
| 27 | When they reached the old farmhouse she handed him the fare , absent-mindedly giving him a tip that was at least treble the size she would normally have made , barely aware of his delighted grin as she made her way towards the kitchen |
| 28 | ‘ Can you tell me how far it is to Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Láznë ? ’ she asked the male receptionist when she reached her hotel . |
| 29 | She tended to jump like a nervous thoroughbred if he touched her arm or kissed her cheek . |
| 30 | Marie-Christine must be riding high in local esteem , Sabine thought as she parked her car in the square , and walked up the steps to the mairie with the other guests . |