Example sentences of "[adv] her [noun pl] [to-vb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He followed her , howling and swearing , so that Teresa , who had come out of the kitchen at the tremendous noise , cowered against the door and put up her arms to protect herself from what she believed would be an attack . |
| 2 | Suddenly Isabel was no longer floating , she was falling instead , the sensation so swift and unexpected that she flung up her hands to save herself , and found them clinging to the source of the heat above her . |
| 3 | Miss Harker jumped back with a stifled cry and put up her hands to protect herself . |
| 4 | Defries ducked , fell , threw out her arms to save herself from falling off the girder . |
| 5 | It was then Ruth was filled with such an anger that she had to crush tight her fists to stop herself from flying up the steps to beat at Fernando 's chest . |