Example sentences of "her [noun pl] [adv] [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 When her mother came and sat beside her , twisting her fingers nervously and pulling on and off her gloves , lifting and laying down her basket in agitation , Lily rallied a little .
2 She opened her lips obediently and remained perfectly still .
3 The lips that had soothed now hardened , and when she stiffened in fright his tongue ran along her mouth with shocking intimacy , easing her lips apart and moving inside to tease her tongue and explore the warmth .
4 She pressed her lips together and looked away .
5 But she clamped her lips together and did n't rise to the bait .
6 Candy made a show of pressing her lips together and sat back expectantly , a mischievous twinkle still dancing in her eyes .
7 Rory rolled her eyes heavenwards and settled back on the sun-lounger .
8 She shuts her eyes again and rolls over .
9 Amanda uncoiled her legs again and stood up .
10 She looked a trifle dazed and who could blame her , but after a minute or so she was on her feet again and tottering back towards the playground .
11 The corset buyer got to her feet grimly and picked up the glass of drinking water in front of her .
12 There was an ache in her heart at that thought , but she did n't dare examine her feelings properly and rushed out into the yard , almost knocking into Miss Phoebe .
13 The pressures of war also diverted Great Power attention away from East Asia , leaving Japan a freer hand to extend her interests there and bringing about a permanent weakening in the ability of Western powers to influence affairs in the area .
14 Then she took her arms away and said slowly , ‘ Poor , unhappy Erik . ’
15 Katherine shuffled her papers together and turned away .
16 Kate was down in the pit lane for the Friday qualifying session , her nerves nearly as wound up as the drivers ' , knowing that Ace was waiting to live up to his name with the fastest lap .
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