Example sentences of "in her [noun] and [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She settled back in her pillows and assessed him tenderly . |
| 2 | Jane Pargeter slumped down in her armchair and crossed her legs angrily . |
| 3 | She pushed her hands deeper in her pockets and wished she had worn heavier gloves . |
| 4 | ’ She snapped her cigarette in her fingers and burnt her knuckle . |
| 5 | She hugged Nicholas in her arms and rocked him backwards and forwards in the basket-backed rocking chair , in the damp Islington basement , night after night , morning after morning , holding on to him in his little cream Viyella nightdress and blue sleeping bag . |
| 6 | Georgina took him in her arms and kissed him on the lips . |
| 7 | Shiona gathered her up in her arms and kissed her . |
| 8 | She picked him up in her arms and carried him back to bed . |
| 9 | And she got hold of me in her arms and carried me kicking and screaming into the school . |
| 10 | As for Jessie herself , she had held her in her arms and reassured her that her Robbie would be all right , even though , from the scanty information given her by the nurse , she could n't know for sure if he would be . |
| 11 | She rushed over to him , gathered him in her arms and held him to her . |
| 12 | To his surprise , Molly threw away the dregs of tea in her beaker and held it out for him to fill with the frothing liquor . |
| 13 | She saw the key in her door and lost her temper . |
| 14 | The tie of the white gown she had been given to wear caught in her hair and pulled it . |
| 15 | The elderly woman separated a skein of red silk from the bundle in her lap and gave it to her . |
| 16 | Sally speared the cherry which was floating in her Babycham and popped it into her mouth . |
| 17 | She sat on the edge of the bed in her dressing-gown and towelled her hair furiously . |
| 18 | Before Nicola Hammond had gone for her walk with Gunter Schmidt , she had taken all the money in her wallet and lined her bra with it . |
| 19 | She still had the torch in her hand and brought it down on her assailant with all her strength . |
| 20 | She scooped up the bits of spilt polystyrene in her hand and dropped them into the waste-paper basket . |
| 21 | She took a pinch of snuff in her hand and sprinkled it over the note murmuring something under her breath . |
| 22 | She paused with her ribbon in her hand and tossed her hair loose down her back without plaiting it up again , to please Finn , although he was uncouth . |
| 23 | She ate it in her hand and washed it down with several glasses of Tizer . |
| 24 | Despite the lecture she 'd been reading herself , excitement had put colour in her cheeks and made her clear golden-brown eyes sparkle . |
| 25 | Donna rummaged in her purse and found hers . |
| 26 | She squirmed in her seat and tugged her dress down over her knees . |
| 27 | Jessica turned in her seat and touched her on the arm . |
| 28 | Ruth leaned back in her seat and clutched her hands in her lap , so tightly she was hurting herself . |
| 29 | She sat back in her seat and kept her eyes fixed ahead of her . |
| 30 | Shiona sat back in her seat and narrowed her eyes at him . |