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 . |