Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Madonna underlined the material 's dark and dangerous appeal in her book , Sex , and designer John McKitterick 's back-zipped jeans helped wannabe sex kitten Kylie Minogue kick away her girl-next-door image . |
| 2 | Miss Kitt makes even her gauche opening line — ‘ The amount of stars are infinitesimal … ’ — sound sensible and exotically sexy ; from there on she slinks effortlessly through the role , prowling like a panther caged in a pet shop . |
| 3 | That same year , for example , Britain 's Sue Barker enjoyed perhaps her finest hour when she defeated the pretty Czechoslovakian , Renata Tomonova in three sets . |
| 4 | Maggie brushed away her tears as she listened . |
| 5 | Maggie brushed aside her stepdaughter 's problem . |
| 6 | This unexpected obscenity drew gasps of astonishment from the teenagers , and Loretta pressed home her advantage by threatening dire penalties in colloquial Italian if a single one of them misbehaved during the remainder of the journey . |
| 7 | Ruth blinked open her eyes and Fernando was gazing down at her , a new Fernando , one she did n't know any more . |
| 8 | Ruth blinked open her eyes and stared at him . |
| 9 | Ruth blinked open her eyes , not sure where she was . |
| 10 | Rachaela saw again her mother 's congested face . |
| 11 | Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky . |
| 12 | Penry caught both her hands in his . |
| 13 | Obviously distressed , Mrs Mentle cut short her speech and forgot to present the ‘ Player-of-the-Year ’ award . |
| 14 | Lying wakeful in her bedchamber , with the Grail Castle silent all about her now , Grainne remembered vividly her emotions all those years ago . |
| 15 | A lecturer in English literature at the University of Lancaster , Tess Cosslett makes plain her motives in writing this book . |
| 16 | Like someone struggling out of a drugged sleep , Sarella flickered open her eyelids , blinking in confusion as if unsure as to where she was . |
| 17 | Omi pushed away her coffee cup . |
| 18 | Rune brushed aside her lack of enthusiasm with such purpose that she had no option but to fall into step beside him . |
| 19 | She 'd been a fool , a stupid crazy fool , too blinded by love to see that she was being used , too mesmerised by longing to realise Adam wanted only her body . |
| 20 | Annabel pushed aside her untouched plate . |
| 21 | Anne Henderson gathers together her belongings . |
| 22 | Celia pulled away her head . |
| 23 | Danny waved away her protest . |
| 24 | For a working mother the hours can be long , but a trusted nanny takes care of her two toddlers , and Parkin finds both her husband and the firm very supportive : ‘ I 'm still here after two children . ’ |
| 25 | Only the grinding of her teeth alerted her prey , though other reports said Black Annis gave away her whereabouts with a trail of bones . |
| 26 | As Ashi dressed swiftly her eyes were drawn back to the carriage clock . |
| 27 | Caroline flung open her bedroom door , then slammed it shut after her . |
| 28 | His yearning letters to her from Wales and Oxford corroborate amply her direct narrative of their passionate , loving sexuality . |
| 29 | She had silenced him , but it was a baffled , frustrated silence rather than an angry one , and Robbie pressed home her advantage . |
| 30 | Paul agonizes. 8 p.m. : Kate throws away her packet of Pills . |