Example sentences of "and [pron] be [v-ing] she [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Iris is all in and I 'm taking her back to the Lion d'Or for dinner . |
| 2 | She withdrew , and Claudia opened the door , steeling herself to greet Roman without a trace of the emotion that made her want to run out of the flat , away from the two people she loved most and who were causing her so much pain that she wanted to die . |
| 3 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 4 | She 's concussed and they 're keeping her in overnight . |
| 5 | They were boys of fifteen or sixteen and they were watching her keenly from a position by the railings at the far corner of the church . |
| 6 | She glanced up defiantly and he was watching her intently , his dark eyes searching her flushed face . |
| 7 | Jenna stole a look at him and he was watching her intently , in every way intent . |
| 8 | She was also clutching his knee and he was swinging her up on his foot at every step and she was screaming and laughing . |
| 9 | Luke 's hands were cradling her head and he was kissing her all over her face with an adoring tenderness she would never have dreamed was possible . |
| 10 | His finger was tantalisingly curving around her mouth … parting it … and he was kissing her gently , almost without pressure . |
| 11 | Suddenly she was kissing him and he was kissing her back . |
| 12 | Most men would have been flattered by her interest , and he was warning her off ! |
| 13 | An aching pause , and he was cupping her intimately ; a finger stirred , casually contemptuous , and a shudder convulsed her , a violent response , turning her rigid . |
| 14 | They were in the bedroom and he was tucking her in under the quilt , stroking her forehead , pushing back the damp strands of blonde hair where her tears had soaked them . |
| 15 | He moved his pelvis strongly against her own until she squirmed in his arms , then somehow they were across the room and he was forcing her down among the silk cushions of the four-poster , fingers already lifting the thin wool sweater beneath her unbuttoned jacket , seeking the pulsing softness of her breasts with the mark of desire across his face . |
| 16 | She heard a groan leave him , and in the next moment his mouth was over hers again , and he was pulling her yet closer to him , his hand warm at her back , moulding her to him . |
| 17 | Conscious of a ripping sound , she heard her zip go , then her taffeta skirt was rustling to the floor and he was pulling her down among its glossy folds , his lips marauding over hers so that it was the way it was in the unrequited dreams of the empty nights when everything came down to the touch of him like the still centre of the entire world . |
| 18 | There was a woman and he was paying her off . ’ |
| 19 | And he was turning her around , hauling her close to him in a quick , masterful movement . |