Example sentences of "her [noun sg] back [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a strong swimmer , and spent five minutes ploughing her way effortlessly along its length before surfacing to sleek her hair back and knead the water from her eyes . |
| 2 | Agnes now went into the back room and , after washing her hands in a bowl of water that stood on a bench , she dried them , then smoothed her hair back and adjusted the bow at the neck of her dress . |
| 3 | Mr Hobbs smoothed her hair back and adjusted the pillows . |
| 4 | She tilted her head back and took a long , refreshing drink . |
| 5 | The slight girl with the tumbling hair , he was thinking , would take a shower ( bachelor flats had showers ) , putting her head back and letting the water cascade down between her breasts … |
| 6 | Jane Pargeter threw her head back and contemplated the ceiling . |
| 7 | She eased her chair back but made no move to stand up , filling the silence with small talk as he crouched down , his head twisted at an angle to peer underneath her desk . |
| 8 | She pushed her chair back and threw the debris from the ashtray into her wastepaper basket . |