Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can the poor woman explain that , probably like the majority of wives , she loved him most of the time , when he did n't snore in her ear all night or shout at the kids or keep her short of Bingo money . " |
| 2 | She pulled off the scarf that she had been wearing round her head to protect her ears and prevent her hair getting into her eyes and mouth . |
| 3 | The slow discovery of her body sent waves of longing coursing through her until she had to close her eyes and bite her lip . |
| 4 | Louisa began again , but faltered when she saw Emilia close her eyes and shake her head in the little bonnet she wore . |
| 5 | She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar . |
| 6 | She wanted to close her eyes and rub her face against his hand . |
| 7 | But Steffi fans will like to express their thanks and wish her well . |
| 8 | And , when she retires , she will finally get over her hatred of betting shops and indulge her uncanny ability to pick racing winners . |
| 9 | She was very brave , he thought , to wear the sari and shop in the Indian shops and have her Bengali lessons when all these things drew attention to her . |
| 10 | To give a better understanding of how Schmincke 's Soft Pastels perform , we asked Jackie to outline her working methods and give her judgement on the Schmincke range : ‘ Working with pastels is , for me , a constant joy : I am hooked ! |
| 11 | She would spoil her cats , read library books and tend her garden and the riotous rockery of flowers along the south wall of the house that he encouraged the cattle to eat . |
| 12 | Not a battleaxe exactly but I hear she used to stomp around the place in clogs and speak her mind without fear or hesitation . |
| 13 | At any rate , Jerome would n't be there to upset this one , catch her in corners and smack her bottom like he had the Danish au pair . |
| 14 | Clive had given her a lightning tour of the boat as soon as they arrived , but then he 'd disappeared up on deck to start the engine from the cockpit , leaving her to stow the shopping in the ice-box and cupboards and unpack her bag . |
| 15 | She tried to get past him , running for the door , running for safety , running from the unspeakable truth — that she was ready to fall at his feet and admit her love . |
| 16 | To heal her wounds and make her whole … |
| 17 | The mystery woman has clearly passed her life-saving exam with flying colours ; her first act , on reaching frightened Rainbow , is to dodge the thrashing limbs and knock her cold . |
| 18 | She felt much pride when she managed to put up her first set of shelves and use her husband 's old electric drill . |
| 19 | But time was when she could have commanded a grown man to do her errands and pay her debts . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | My stomach went all queer inside but I managed to push the message between her icy fingers and kiss her forehead before I pulled my hand away . |
| 22 | If not directly representing the official political party just yet , she was anxious to push her views and get her army of young fans to follow suit , and help save the planet . |
| 23 | The father does not challenge the mother 's parenting abilities or impugn her capacity as a good mother . |
| 24 | Given the chance , what she would most like to do right now was to grab her belongings and plant her feet very firmly back on shore . |
| 25 | To kill someone , all she did was fast for three days and concentrate her mind on destroying the life of her enemy . |
| 26 | His softened looks hardened , but she evaded his hands and went headlong down the stairs , stopping only momentarily to brush the straw from her trousers and fasten her blouse with shaking fingers . |
| 27 | He had a moment — it was more than a moment , it was minutes together — when he wanted to cup a hand around her head and for all that they were still almost in the street , open his trousers and feel her tongue lap him and her lips close on him . |
| 28 | But a casual um or oh ? a discreet sloshing of more wine would bring pink to Lucy 's cheeks and untie her tongue . |
| 29 | It seemed to rush up her nostrils and enter her bloodstream . |
| 30 | Telling him would mean more questions and delay her departure . |