Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] her [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He risked a soaking of foam as he darted out to cut his mooring lines , then twisted Dream Baby 's wheel and thrust her throttles forward .
2 Yet she was itching to move to the metropolis and bombarded her parents with subtle and not so subtle requests .
3 Swings her legs and points her feet
4 She stopped swinging her legs and bit her nails instead .
5 Vi stretched her cold legs and rotated her ankles .
6 Now that she was wearing skirts above the knees , as fashion demanded , he 'd noticed her long , slender legs and admired her ankles .
7 He spoke without looking at her , in case his gaze rested on her bare legs and gave her ideas .
8 And when she protested she never lay like that and had proceeded to demonstrate how she did lie , crossing her legs and pulling her knees up , she had let out a high squeal when the side of Sister Mary 's hard hand came across her knees in a whacking thump .
9 Without thought , Theda threw off the covers and swung her feet to the floor .
10 Katherine threw back the covers and swung her legs out of bed .
11 Shiona struggled to consciousness and rubbed her eyes .
12 Casabona , 20 , of no fixed address , forced the woman to go to a bedroom and tied her ankles and arms before gagging her mouth with adhesive tape .
13 In the southernmost bay we engaged most valiantly with a band of savage islanders who scaled the walls of the sloop Rebecca and torched her timbers , but we consigned the greater part of them to the sea for pasture for the fishes that teem therein .
14 She closed her eyes and stuffed her fingers in her ears .
15 For a moment she closed her eyes and crossed her fingers .
16 She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar .
17 The volatile combination of passion and laughter was so overwhelming that Virginia shut her eyes and tangled her fingers in the ruffled dark hair and began to drown in the exquisite taste and texture and sensation of kissing Guy and being kissed back very comprehensively in return .
18 ‘ Going into relaxation now , ’ murmured Iris , closing her eyes and spreading her arms and legs like a starfish .
19 She closed her eyes and raised her arms , and the old fingers , gnarled yet soft , stroked her skin , then gripped her gently .
20 ‘ Aaaaaaaaoooooooooow … ’ shutting her eyes and stretching her arms out sideways and stiff till her shoulder blades hurt .
21 She closed her eyes and put her arms around my neck and I kissed her .
22 But instinctively she knew she had what she wanted — the frames that would lend just the breadth and depth she needed to complete her picture story of the couture shows , and she let her camera fall back on its strap around her neck , rubbing her aching eyes and running her fingers up under the thick fringe of dark blonde hair that barely skimmed them .
23 Beth shut her eyes and opened her lungs , the scream reverberating round the house like the cry of a soul in torment .
24 She closed her eyes and opened her lips to a terrible moan .
25 Only when Marianne swept from the room did she allow herself to collapse into a chair , closing her eyes and rubbing her fingers over her forehead .
26 She sat back in her seat and kept her eyes fixed ahead of her .
27 Ruth leaned back in her seat and clutched her hands in her lap , so tightly she was hurting herself .
28 With a sigh , Emily sank back in her seat and closed her eyes , listening to the clip clop of horseshoes ringing against the roadway with a feeling of unreality closing in on her .
29 Shiona sat back in her seat and narrowed her eyes at him .
30 She found a seat and placed her bags at her feet .
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