Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It could be that I 've simply never felt strongly enough about anyone , ’ she cut in , instantly wishing the words unsaid as she realised how much they revealed about her feelings for him . |
| 2 | But there were moments when he got through her barriers , and , although they were rare , this was one of them . |
| 3 | Despite her weightiness , Mrs Beavis got about her house like a two-year-old . |
| 4 | The more the questions tumbled through her brain , the more confused she became . |
| 5 | Next day the father ( the patient 's husband ) applied for her discharge . |
| 6 | Reluctantly , Scottie had to be left in kennels in Ostend while her family applied for her entry papers in England . |
| 7 | He spoke so reasonably , so casually , that she could almost imagine he cared about her feelings . |
| 8 | He cared about her pleasure and she responded to him more strongly than she had with anyone . |
| 9 | Helen let out a wail and plunged for her doll . |
| 10 | ‘ Will you let me out of here ? ’ she gritted through her teeth . |
| 11 | ‘ Nine o'clock sharp , ’ she agreed through her teeth , and as she turned her head their eyes locked and she felt afraid , very afraid , because she knew he was stronger . |
| 12 | Daughter who cared for her father |
| 13 | Around her the crowd ebbed and flowed in a flurry of noise and colour , and Lucenzo 's arm curled around her body as if he cared for her safety . |
| 14 | Esther Clark moved to Tetbury , where she cared for her step-daughter and took an active interest in local charities . |
| 15 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 16 | I asked about her Home for Unmarried Mothers . |
| 17 | I asked about her work before she married . |
| 18 | I asked about her daughter and her son and husband . |
| 19 | He asked about her journey , and sitting beside him in the car she recounted the mix-up over the sleeper numbers , enjoying , still , hearing herself speak French . |
| 20 | As Claire was breast-feeding , her doctor asked about her diet and found that she was a vegetarian . |
| 21 | The old man asked about her job ; in exchange he told her a little about himself . |
| 22 | There was some long-time-not-see and he asked about her mother . |
| 23 | The thoughts swirled through her mind as she followed Silas and Doreen to the dining-room , and as they went towards the corner table Matt stood up . |
| 24 | All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart . |
| 25 | Jenny was in her dressing-gown , her blonde hair tumbled about her face , which was bereft of make-up , the eyes puffy from weeping . |
| 26 | His arms around her , he began so gently that although McAllister was already feeling stifled , and the fear of men which had beset her for so long had begun to tighten its grip on her , she not only allowed him to kiss and fondle her face and neck , but let him undo her hair , so that it tumbled about her shoulders , as magnificent in its abandon as he had imagined it in the long nights when he had been unable to sleep . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's better , ’ he murmured approvingly as her gold curls tumbled about her shoulders . |
| 28 | If you believed he was possessed , she whispered between her sobs , everything was explained . |
| 29 | Like her blue overall for cooking , her little gold earrings , her grey tweed overcoat for winter , her beige mac that doubled as her coat in summer . |
| 30 | He gazed at her bent head as she read through her notes , and she looked up and smiled faintly at him . |