Example sentences of "[noun sg] rose in [pron] " in BNC.

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1 His heart rose in his breast , not with hope or dread , only with awareness and acceptance .
2 A whimper rose in her throat and hovered on her lips , and then she heard the man 's voice , filtering through the layers of sleep .
3 She welcomed the deep thrust of his possession , matching her rhythm to his , sobs gasping from her arched throat as the spiralling coil of tension rose in them .
4 Pity rose in her , " What 's the matter ? "
5 Pity rose in her .
6 Delight rose in her , for surely these were Tree Spirits .
7 Acid rose in her throat and , even though she knew her anger was , in truth , directed at Marianne , she could n't prevent it from spilling into her words .
8 A picture rose in her mind of Dawn enfolded in his arms when they were alone in his surgery , and it tormented her so much that she got up hurriedly and put the little dog in a cage to await Robert 's collection .
9 A sap rose in her , human warmth in the veins of the wood .
10 BELVILLE : [ aside ] The bewitching girl every day rose in her charms upon me and I could not help entertaining a jealousy that she was writing to somebody who stood well in her opinion , and my feelings for her made it a sweetheart , of course .
11 Nausea rose in her throat , threatening to choke her , when she saw the bloodied arrow clutched in her hand .
12 The colour rose in her face suddenly .
13 Colour rose in her face and she stared at him in horror .
14 Juliet sat and listened to him , and the warm colour rose in her cheeks as she understood what he was saying .
15 Jack thought of his mother 's anguish and his stepfather 's injuries and anger rose in him like a demon .
16 But now the anger rose in him again .
17 Fenella looked over her shoulder at them and saw that they were looking at her with such blind trust and with such faith that cold anger rose in her at the evil Lord who had forced them to his work .
18 But when he had gone , for the first time a feeling of anger rose in her against her husband .
19 A lump rose in her throat and she felt the sharp sting of tears behind her eyelids .
20 Taking her courage in both hands , she left her bag where it was and turned the knob , pushing open the door into the kitchen which smelled so warm and inviting and blessedly familiar that a lump rose in her throat .
21 Suddenly in that tremulous silence the French voices had left , a fragment of the buried past rose in her like a wave of nausea .
22 The muffled scream rose in his throat again as he felt the heat growing more intense , the closer to the blazing rings his hand was pulled .
23 Black fury rose in him against the evil creature who was leeching Ireland of her youth , but Nuadu quenched it , lest the Robemaker turn it to his use .
24 Illogically , when I learned that Madonna collects Kahlo 's paintings , the pop star rose in my estimation , but the painter did n't .
25 His image rose in her mind now .
26 She was frowning , deep lines appearing between her eyebrows , mouth drawn down at the edges so that instead of a classically good-looking slim English Rose in her late twenties , she looked faded , years older than her real age , and shrewish .
27 Excitement rose in them , hardening muscles and quivering their sleek flanks in anticipation of the hunt .
28 A sob rose in her throat .
29 A little sob rose in her throat .
30 A choked sob rose in her throat , and she felt his chuckle as he switched his attention to the other breast .
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