Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] she [adv] on the " in BNC.
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1 | The rain started , a few heavy drops at first and then hissing spears of water that struck her sharply on the head , on her neck , pricking through the thin stuff of her dress . |
2 | It looked as if she had no life in her either , but she moaned as James carried her and laid her gently on the seat of his carriage . |
3 | Then Sylvie walked towards Katherine and pecked her lightly on the cheek . |
4 | The kiss went on forever , and she offered no resistance as he swung her up into his arms and dropped her gently on the bed , coming down with her . |
5 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
6 | Her son stretched across the table and touched her gently on the wrist , his eyes pleading with her . |
7 | He smiled and touched her gently on the shoulder . |
8 | Alex put it on her finger with a sure movement , took her by both hands , and kissed her closely on the mouth . |
9 | Mark smiled thinly and kissed her affectionately on the cheek . |
10 | In an almost fatherly way , he placed a hand on her good shoulder and kissed her gently on the lips , like a promise . |
11 | I pulled her face down and kissed her gently on the lips . |
12 | Pascoe went over to where she was sitting , perched like a nervous bride on the edge of the bed , and kissed her gently on the lips . |
13 | Loulou flung his arms about her and kissed her lovingly on the mouth . |
14 | He lowered his head and kissed her fleetingly on the mouth . |
15 | Jinny leaned across and kissed her lightly on the cheek . |
16 | He bent and kissed her lightly on the forehead . |
17 | I grinned at her and kissed her lightly on the cheek . |
18 | Indeed , when Jessica had locked her car with all the others at the Moira roundabout — travel-sharing , she assumed , hardheaded Ulstermen saving on the petrol — Rory had walked up to her and kissed her lightly on the mouth as if they owned each other . |
19 | He carried her across the corridor and put her down on the bed . |
20 | As I considered whether to smash her and throw her down on the mountainside , I caught her scent . |
21 | This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire … |
22 | Sir Fulke went over to her and patted her gently on the shoulder . |
23 | Then he bundled her now rosy body into her dry shirt and sat her down on the sleeping-bag to vigorously rub her hair dry . |
24 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |