Example sentences of "her [noun] and [verb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a sigh of relief as the second tile slotted into place , she replaced the chisel in her back pocket and began to edge backwards until Leo could grasp her ankles and guide her feet to the top of the ladder . |
| 2 | Pascoe put out a hand to touch the place and she shied away , so he drew her in , pulling against her resistance and binding her arms with his . |
| 3 | ‘ She became plain both in Speech and Habit ’ , alienating her employers and losing her pupils . |
| 4 | She pushes her hair back , squeezing out the water , takes her t-shirt and rubs her arms , her shoulders , then pulls it over her head , great dark patches spreading on the blue cotton . |
| 5 | In particular the special garden for the blind was her favourite , where she would gently rub the sweet-scented leaves and herbs and flowers between her fingers and recall their names — the names she knew so well from the allotment we had had in South Shields . |
| 6 | She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter . |
| 7 | But time was when she could have commanded a grown man to do her errands and pay her debts . ’ |
| 8 | Laura ran her fingers through her hair and raised her breasts . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Julie ran a hand through her hair and closed her eyes , her heart racing . |
| 11 | She leaned back in her chair , raking long fingers through her hair and closing her eyes . |
| 12 | Home , she supposed , to wash her hair and do her nails — to have what her contemporaries called ‘ an early night ’ . |
| 13 | Cold night air rushed in , ruffling her hair and making her eyes water . |
| 14 | How cruelly ironic it was that the first man to capture her heart and awaken her senses , the man she had waited and longed for , should be metaphorically a ship passing in the night . |
| 15 | Johanna had fallen for Cavendish , one of the great lords of the land , who 'd broken her heart and destroyed her wits . |
| 16 | Rainbow says this coolly , but grits her teeth and takes her feelings out on the gearbox . |
| 17 | Tabitha bared her teeth and clenched her fists . |
| 18 | She had to blink back her tears before she opened the front door , and then she ran down the short tiled path , and , throwing back her shoulders and digging her hands into her pockets , strode down to the parade . |
| 19 | Her eyes drifted shut as he deepened the kiss , while easing the nightdress from her shoulders and freeing her breasts to his tantalising fingers . |
| 20 | With his free hand he pulled at the cheap cloth of her blouse until it slipped from her shoulders and bared her breasts . |
| 21 | The main point certainly stands : that those in daily contact with the Queen could influence her mind and help their friends . |
| 22 | The presenter stopped fingering the amber necklace she wore round her neck and crossed her arms . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll take the risk ! ’ he groaned , lowering his mouth to the base of her neck and sliding his hands along the soft pliancy of her body with such a startling response that further dissent was impossible . |
| 24 | He murmured small endearments as he kissed her neck and nuzzled her ears . |
| 25 | A flood of heat engulfed her , and she bit her lip , curling on to her side and pressing her hands to her hot face . |
| 26 | With a hoarse cry she went into violent climax , her body possessed by the pulse that roared in her ears , her heart , her stomach , her thighs and made her limbs spasm and twist in ecstasy beneath him — no longer human , no longer conscious , no longer caring about anything except the dark flood of pleasure that rushed through her and shook her till she rattled and writhed to a hot , pulsing oblivion on his body . |
| 27 | Then she brought both hands back to her lips and spread her arms expansively , before bringing them back together and pushing her fists forward at waist-height as she rocked on her haunches ; then the banana sign , clearer and more distinct this time , both hands finally coming together with the fingers bent , a rough but distinct letter B. |
| 28 | She put a finger to her lips and widened her eyes in mock puzzlement . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar . |
| 30 | ‘ Going into relaxation now , ’ murmured Iris , closing her eyes and spreading her arms and legs like a starfish . |