Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [noun] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia woke up slowly , opening her eyes and closing them immediately against the light that poured in through long narrow windows . |
| 2 | Then , just as Tabitha was opening her mouth and wondering what she was supposed to say , a hideous crackling noise came over the robot 's speaker , and its picture was torn up by a burst of interference . |
| 3 | Christ , I was about to do the Technicolor Yawn all over this girl 's jacket , through the tears and rusting her zips and filling her pockets , and probably send Jamie flying across the room into the beer-crates under the speaker stacks with the first awful heave , and here were these two trading absurd biker fantasies . |
| 4 | Barefoot and in a panic , she missed the bottom step of the wrought-iron spiral staircase , stubbing her toe and grazing her right shin . |
| 5 | Carrie felt as if she were falling through space ; falling and falling with the air pressing her chest and making her gasp . |
| 6 | He looked at the woman , patting her shoulder and putting his glass on the mantelpiece again , " Allow me ma 'm . " |
| 7 | She flung herself on Wexford , yelping frenetically , and when he pushed her away , ran round him in circles , wildly gyrating her tail and flapping her knitted ears . |
| 8 | At the same time she kept tossing her head and patting her hair , exploring its new tidied sleekness . |
| 9 | She spent her days walking her dogs and riding her pony in the large garden . |
| 10 | He dreaded her reaction : seeing her wriggle and flick her tail and swim away in a sea of lies — or seeing her pop like a burst balloon . |
| 11 | But he denies harassing Miss Donna Van Den Berghen , 21 , by putting his arm around her , touching her breasts and giving her a bear hug in front of colleagues . |
| 12 | Clenching her fists and raising her face to the grey sky she whispered : " O Lord , give Sam the greater catch ! " |
| 13 | She remembered Doc Threadneedle suggesting she try sucking her finger and sticking it in an electric socket . |
| 14 | He was much closer than she had anticipated and his arms came round her from behind , circling her waist and pulling her back against him . |
| 15 | He pulled her to him , stroking her hair and kissing her forehead . |
| 16 | Although she felt a little guilty about letting him do it Sally found she quite liked the feel of his fingers stroking her flesh and teasing her nipples but when he tried to put his hand up her skirt beneath her scratchy petticoats she tried to stop him . |
| 17 | The eunuchs piled into the entrance hall , the musicians started up the music and Vimla led the dancing by stamping her foot and ringing her little anklet bells . |
| 18 | As he spoke , he was drawing back slightly , capturing her hand and carrying it to tumescent flesh pulsing with vigorous life . |
| 19 | Too tired to think any more , she kicked off her sandals and freshened herself up in the scented blue-tiled bathroom , brushing her hair and wiping her hands and face , and then her feet , on the fluffiest white towel she had ever felt . |
| 20 | Such a tiny little woman , I thought as I watched her , imagining her building and repairing her mental walls , her endless labour . |
| 21 | Luce stood by the rail , a cooling breeze fanning her cheeks and lifting her fringe and the loose tendrils of dark hair . |
| 22 | His lips hardened and he lifted her closer , cupping her head and kissing her deeply when she made no move to get away . |
| 23 | Nervously smoothing her skirt and praying there were no stains she had missed , she went along the hall and into the living room . |
| 24 | Angus was stroking her , caressing her thighs and making her squirm and moan with pleasure . |
| 25 | She watched his hands on the wheel , wanting them touching her , stroking her skin , caressing her body and making it come alive . |
| 26 | She had come to the Centre in the depths of despair , weeping , gnashing her teeth and venting her hatred upon the doctors who had told her , at the eleventh hour that she had cancer and nothing could be done . |
| 27 | He took her chin between finger and thumb , turning her face and drowning her in the warm amber light of his eyes . |
| 28 | Clumsily , for he was holding her too tightly for her to manoeuvre , she kissed him there , but he twisted away , bruising her lips and leaving her confused and rejected . |
| 29 | Nottingham Crown Court 's been told that a taxi driver sexually assaulted a woman passenger after ignoring her instructions and driving her to a secluded area in Clumber Park . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've got plenty of cash — and charge cards , too , if it comes to that , ’ he added , firmly grasping her arm and marching her into the large department store . |