Example sentences of "her [adj] [noun sg] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She decided against it in the end , not because she was afraid of any brutish remarks he might — not might , would , she corrected — make when he saw her , but because , from where she viewed it , this was going to be a tough enough weekend without her inviting hassle before it began . |
| 2 | He undressed her with care ; slipping the loose silk dress from her shoulders , and helping it down her slim body until it fell in a circle around her feet . |
| 3 | She could not believe her good fortune when it happened . |
| 4 | It had a deep brim which widened towards the chin so that in profile the face would be hidden , and before she put it on Sarah brushed her unruly hair until it looked smooth , then she parted it in the middle and drew it tightly back . |
| 5 | She did n't move away but allowed the small pressure to seep through to her very soul where it nestled comfortably . |
| 6 | Stepping into the passage she trod on something soft , silky and alive , but was in time to withdraw her naked foot before it wailed . |
| 7 | of unsuspected joys … the delectable smell of her own bread as it emerges crisp and brown from the oven , and the satisfaction of stitching up a new print dress on her own sewing machine … the smell of fresh earth in her own backyard |
| 8 | Donna tasted her own blood as it ran into her mouth from the cut on her lip . |
| 9 | It was the sharp turn , together with the speed of his driving , which flung Miss Beard over on to Ruth , and her sharp squeal as it happened which brought Ruth back to reality . |
| 10 | For a long time she maintained her maiden name until it became a public and political necessity to adopt the surname Clinton . |
| 11 | She could feel the thick phallus-shaped wedge burrowing further and further into her gaping hole until it had impaled her to the hilt . |