Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] hold her [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And her face broke and she said , ‘ Oh Wyn , oh Wyn ’ , and he held her in his arms , and from where I crouched in the elbow of the stairs I saw his face and it was the face of the fox that Hywel killed , and the face of the stoat that he beat with a stick in the hen-yard , and the face of the dog that savaged the ewes . |
| 2 | Stiffly , she tried to wriggle free of his arms , but he held her against him , restraining her until she stopped writhing . |
| 3 | But oh , how much she loved him when he held her to his heart , and was gentle , like now . |
| 4 | She reached up to kiss him , and as he held her to him he was aware of her slender nakedness beneath the ivory silk robe . |
| 5 | Slowly his mouth released hers as he held her against him , the movement of his breath stirring her hair . |
| 6 | The comment was flippant , but she pressed her face against Roman 's shoulder , shivering , desperately seeking the comforting power of muscle and sinew as he held her in his arms . |
| 7 | She was n't even aware of having spoken the words aloud until she saw his face tauten with some undefinable emotion as he held her from him . |