Example sentences of "[prep] her [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dearest Honoria , ’ it began , and then went on to enquire lovingly after her and the children . |
| 2 | She saw a shadow move across the wall opposite her as the other woman paced violently . |
| 3 | Graham took a step towards her but the English-speaking Arab levelled the pistol menacingly at him and ordered him to remain where he was . |
| 4 | The success you have in rehabilitating Chloe Joe depends on your sensitivity towards her and the infinite time an patience you are prepared to spend — remember , one lapse of patience could set her back by weeks . |
| 5 | And the Queen criticised her son in front of Diana for his behaviour towards her and the children . |
| 6 | Believing in her heart of hearts that Nancy would soften towards her and the child once it arrived and made a niche in her heart . |
| 7 | Her entire body was shaking , yet the sight of his brown arm reaching out towards her and the confident ring in his voice gave her courage . |
| 8 | Their eyes locked together for an instant , and she felt as though he was seeing right into her soul , into bits of her that no one had ever seen before . |
| 9 | Instinctively she had sensed that Delaney would demand more of her than a passing gratification . |
| 10 | Again , his fingers teased her , running a path of torturing heat about her thigh , and up over the jutting bone of her hip , close — far too close ! — to that part of her where the aching need had its centre . |
| 11 | He brought it out of his trouser pocket , held the straight end and let it uncoil in front of her until the loop swung down . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm fully prepared to step in front of her if a gunman suddenly pops up . |
| 13 | It must be admitted , too , that sceptical Allan , who resists Ayesha 's sexual dominance except in one brief moment , gives us a far less exalted and unreal portrait of her and a more active , interesting view of her circumstances than the sententious scholar Holly did . |
| 14 | There was a half-eaten chicken tikka in front of her and a half-drunk glass of white wine . |
| 15 | Sometimes the little boy climbed from his cot and played for a while indoors , though more usually he toddled out on to the terrace , in search of her and a drink |
| 16 | The hour may come within weeks , within days , to-morrow ; and then , before I take the field with the fate of Wales in my hands , I have a need of her and a use for her here ; and then I shall be loosed from this dumbness that binds my tongue , and I shall be able to say to her what needs to be said , and what as yet I can not say . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , a famous singer , much loved in the film world , who had kissed Dubcek , found a paste-up photograph of her and the former leader circulating around Prague . |
| 18 | The long hours of the night stretched ahead of her and the prospect opened a well of loneliness within her . |
| 19 | Then , making a soft purring sound she scattered a handful of maize kernels on to the ground in front of her and the hens stuck out their necks and stalked across . |
| 20 | He was instantly taken by the oozy Frenchness of her and the fact that she looked so much like himself . |
| 21 | I was downwind of her and the strong perfume nearly knocked me over . |
| 22 | I was feeling very romantic , quite worked up at the sight of her and the room was full of the scent of her desire . |
| 23 | It 's a forced move and I just ca n't bear the thought of her and the children having to live like that . ’ |
| 24 | Sister Cooney smiled and looked up at the board in front of her as the bell rang . |
| 25 | The floor trembled beneath her as the engine was brutally gunned into life . |
| 26 | ‘ She was a simple commodity with a squeaky-clean public image and there was n't still is n't — a kid who did n't want to be like her or a parent who would discourage their children from admiring her . ’ |
| 27 | The walls , curved or octagonal , gleamed into brilliance as Jezrael passed , dying behind her until the next person switched them on by body-heat . |
| 28 | There was a click behind her as the office door opened . |
| 29 | With work on her first feature film The Delinquents behind her and a new collection of singles successfully launched with ‘ Hand On Your Heart ’ topping charts all over the globe , Kylie herself was busy adding her own mystique to this great debate . |
| 30 | Harriet had climbed them and had her key in the lock when she heard footsteps on the path behind her and a male voice called : ‘ Excuse me ! ’ |