Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] behind her " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sitting-room 's grown dark behind her . |
| 2 | She was hanging about the waterfront when she heard steps behind her . |
| 3 | As she walked uphill she heard footsteps behind her , and , turning , saw that it was the one person in the whole world she did not want to meet this side of the grave . |
| 4 | She just heard footsteps behind her , looked around , and there he was , standing behind her for all the world as though nothing between them had changed . |
| 5 | Police say she was about to open her car door when she heard footsteps behind her . |
| 6 | Det Chief Inspector Neil McAteer said : ‘ The woman had got off a bus and was walking home when she heard footsteps behind her . |
| 7 | Instinctively she thrust Darren behind her . |
| 8 | She moved away , walking beside the river , but she could hear footsteps behind her in the grass , and felt love all around her , like perfume in the air . |
| 9 | Still deeply disturbed by what had happened , she did n't hear the sound of approaching footsteps behind her . |
| 10 | Marie turned , hearing noises behind her , then broke into a smile , bowing to the two elderly gentlemen who were passing in the corridor . |
| 11 | She looked around and saw Nicole behind her , smiling and on the arm of a very distinguished silver-haired man , presumably her husband . |
| 12 | Maybe she was the kind who trails havoc behind her wherever she goes . ’ |