Example sentences of "[pron] as [pers pn] [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angrily he crushed her mouth harder against his as he plundered her lips with a ferocity that took her breath away . |
| 2 | With a groan , Harry tightened his arms around her and struggled to keep control of himself as he felt her response . |
| 3 | She was a girl who took everything as it came her way and never felt slighted or rebuffed . |
| 4 | She muttered something as I wiped her face . |
| 5 | Katherine wondered at the words herself as they left her mouth . |
| 6 | And she had been special , Ruth gritted to herself as she rubbed her body liberally with shower gel . |
| 7 | I must n't go the wrong way , Alice thought to herself as she made her way to the platform . |
| 8 | All the same , it was surprising that Nick dealt with him , Kelly thought to herself as she drove her car down the drive of the Stud . |
| 9 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 10 | He stared at her as she shed her shawl and sank into a chair . |
| 11 | The head of Lynnfield Primary School in Hartlepool , Joy Lowe , has written to parents after a ten-year-old girl complained that a man tried to accost her as she made her way to the school . |
| 12 | Carmella had not acknowledged her as she took her place , but an exchange of looks between Denis and his two younger brothers indicated that Noreen was going to be there no matter what . |
| 13 | The fish took up residence , and the male immediately started pushing the female against the side of the pipe and wriggling against her as she laid her eggs , which he then fertilised . |
| 14 | The children were watching TV peacefully , but Annie saw her as she bobbed her head around the door , gave a pleased gurgle and started to scramble down . |
| 15 | She gave a short laugh , and dropped her head to study the menu , conscious of his amused eyes lingering reflectively on her as she kept her gaze determinedly averted . |
| 16 | She lay down again , hugging the quilt around her as she closed her eyes , longing for sleep to overcome her , to give her some release from these endless , plaguing thoughts . |
| 17 | He went out of the orchard most uneasily , turning every so often to look at her as she contemplated her hens . |
| 18 | A wave of cheerful elation swept over her as she separated her pound note from Yanto 's fivers . |
| 19 | Lady Merchiston put out a hand and grasped his rough coat , soothing murmurs issuing from her as she gave her daughter a reproachful look . |
| 20 | She had conquered this feeling sufficiently to allow her to accept visits from her friends , and had overcome the apologetic murmurs that used to assail her as she opened her bedroom door ; she felt , in part , absolved by the wonderfully institutional shape of her room , which was on the third floor of a large block in the middle of Regents Park . |
| 21 | He 'd wagged a finger at her as she opened her mouth . |
| 22 | Lina went straight up to her as she opened her eyes , and said , ‘ Señora , I am Lina . |
| 23 | It was nerve-racking , having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed , and pushed them into soft mules . |
| 24 | Hitch accepted the cup of tea Carol offered him , looking at her as she turned her back on him . |
| 25 | He watched her as she sipped her champagne and then his hand moved to under her chin . |
| 26 | He saw her as he called her name for the third time . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , not so formal , ’ he begged , his hand staying her as he grasped her arm . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll never know , ’ she said , staring back at him as she rubbed her wrists . |
| 29 | They were side by side , and she rolled on to her back , arched herself to receive him as she stretched her legs outwards and clasped them round him . |
| 30 | A warmth , coupled with excitement , had filled him as she opened her violin case , took out the instrument and began to play . |