Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blanche shuffled in her chair , agitating her toes to restore the circulation . |
| 2 | She smiled a nervous , hungry sort of smile , opening her arms to welcome them as Finn had done . |
| 3 | She turned her head slightly , opening her eyes to gaze at the firm , tanned hands clasping the wheel of the super-charged sports car that Ross had hired earlier that afternoon . |
| 4 | ‘ Please , Luke , ’ she whispered brokenly , opening her eyes to stare at him . |
| 5 | She pulled away a little , opening her eyes to find herself cradled on Penry 's lap like a child . |
| 6 | Sylvia refused , keeping her lips closed tight . |
| 7 | Not looking at the cows , but keeping her eyes fixed straight ahead , she pushed her bike past them and then on to the footpath . |
| 8 | When he spoke at the exhibition , Vivien stood the whole time , keeping her eyes fixed upon his face . |
| 9 | She walked past Tara to where Guy Sterne still lounged on his chair , keeping her eyes level as she met his . |
| 10 | Morthen slipped into the lodge , circling Tallis warily and keeping her eyes averted . |
| 11 | Fran followed him slowly , keeping her eyes centred on the polished wooden treads and away from the muscled strength of his thighs . |
| 12 | ‘ Did you sleep well ? ’ she asked politely , keeping her eyes lowered as she unclipped her safety harness , stamping her feet to try and restore the circulation . |
| 13 | Fran sat down , keeping her eyes lowered so that she would n't have to meet Luke 's eyes across the table , but she could feel him watching her . |
| 14 | Even his mother , Grandma Williams — who was ending her days boasting to people in the pub about her famous grandson , telling distant relatives who suddenly appeared out of the woodwork about him and regaling the family with stories about her strange neighbours — became scared of him . |
| 15 | The gentle caress of warm lips pressing her eyelids closed seemed part of the fantasy . |
| 16 | He did n't attempt to touch her again , but he stood squarely in front of her , thwarting her attempts to escape . |
| 17 | Imagine if you were a vixen scared and frightened , seeing her cubs destroyed . |
| 18 | Incredulity at seeing her parents changed to anger when she saw Paige and Travis side by side . |
| 19 | Seeing her properties go , and then signing away all their money — that had been terrible . |
| 20 | She stayed for hours , not worrying , not thinking ; not seeing herself doing things , which was her usual way of planning ahead , chopping herbs , washing salad , seeing her hands arranging things on plates , hearing her voice ask for things in shops . |
| 21 | ‘ So I 'm beginning to realise , ’ Polly replied , clenching her teeth to stop them chattering . |
| 22 | Ariel kept on walking , and did not respond until she had lowered Sycorax from her back into her hammock and was sponging her limbs to rinse them free of salt . |
| 23 | Jenna knew she would feel trapped — she had known for quite a few days — but she was not about to tell Alain Lemarchand that , and she was just gathering her thoughts to answer when Marguerite called from the hall . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's nothing , ’ Alyssia mumbled , switching the conversation into safer waters , and allowing her thoughts to drift away . |
| 25 | She forced herself to keep as still as she could , allowing her limbs to slacken , so that he would n't get the wrong idea . |
| 26 | For a while she behaved wisely or cunningly — by allowing her ministers to give formal recognition to the ways of the reformed church on condition that she herself was allowed to worship in the old way in the privacy of her own chapel at Holyrood . |
| 27 | He had n't realized she was allowing her feelings to run away with her to such an extent and he was worried about the situation . |
| 28 | " I 'm off , Alice , " she said , quickly , hardly allowing her eyes to meet Alice 's . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's fine when the help and support is there , ’ said Rachel coolly , then , allowing her eyes to meet his , she said , ‘ It 's when that support is withdrawn that the real tragedy occurs . ’ |
| 30 | For a moment she stood in the doorway , allowing her eyes to adjust to the gloomy interior . |