Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] her [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robyn turned the ignition over , realising he was gaining on her with remarkable speed , and the jeep roared into life . |
| 2 | I want my home , she thought , and was appalled by her childishness ; but the tide of emotion was irresistible , surging through her like great waves . |
| 3 | I thought she was really very nice and my opinion was formed from that one meeting with her by pure accident . |
| 4 | A vision of Colonel Beamish , listening to her with undisguised scepticism , loomed before her . |
| 5 | He was looking at her with faint amusement in his eyes , one eyebrow slightly raised , and she became aware that he was quite used to this reaction from women to his undoubted charisma . |
| 6 | ‘ He does n't , eh ? ’ said the tramp , who was looking at her with great interest . |
| 7 | He was looking at her with frank enjoyment that seemed untainted by any sort of guilt . |
| 8 | But Wolff was looking at her with frank and breathless admiration . |
| 9 | ‘ If he 's dead he 's no threat , ’ Plummer said , looking at her with cold eyes . |
| 10 | At other times , mostly when he smiled in that particular way of Tyler 's , leaning his head sideways and looking at her with incredible love in his sparkling green eyes , she found it unbelievably painful . |
| 11 | Her voice trailed off when she saw Ricky looking at her in utter amazement . |
| 12 | ‘ What you told me last night , Rachel , only convinced me that this marriage could work , ’ he said softly , and walked towards her with a look of intent in his blue eyes that sent panic rushing through her in hot waves . |
| 13 | Only nothing happened the next day and Chesarynth knew she was right not to trust herself because she could n't tell waking from dreams of an endless corridor with people whispering about her behind locked doors . |
| 14 | Realizing that not only Mrs Whittaker , but twelve newly arrived first-year students , were waiting for her in expectant silence , she pulled herself together . |
| 15 | The dawn ride alone with Jacques Devraux through the breathtaking natural beauty of the tropical forest had first heightened the pleasurable feeling of pent-up excitement that had been growing within her in recent days , then eventually left her feeling tense and on edge . |
| 16 | She was in high spirits ; the idea which had been growing in her with increasing , undeniable force was now going to become a reality . |
| 17 | ‘ How interesting , ’ he murmured , moving towards her with total self-assurance in every step . |
| 18 | He rose above her and looked at her , his gaze moving over her with slow , lingering care , tasting her with his eyes as his hands and mouth had tasted her parted lips , her upthrust breasts , her parted thighs . |
| 19 | Dislike might be bubbling inside her like bitter acid , but it had n't prevented her from doing a good job . |
| 20 | Second surprise was the music — a soft waltz coming to her through deep blue dusk , strings and woodwind , as if someone in a grand house up on the hill had just opened the door of the ballroom . |
| 21 | Opening heavy lids , she found that he was staring at her with burning eyes , yet she was aware that he 'd imposed on himself an icy control . |
| 22 | He paused staring at her with half-closed eyes so that Emily could not read his expression . |
| 23 | He replaced the lid of the dish and came to stand beside her , staring at her with malicious eyes . |
| 24 | Damian said in a voice thick with desire , dragging air into his lungs momentarily , staring at her with glittering eyes before his mouth claimed hers again , deeper , more demanding , and Rachel 's fingers were stroking his throat , her mouth moving blindly against his , and she felt his hands on her hips , hard and shaking , pressing her against him until she felt the evidence of his own fierce excitement hard against her . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're the obvious person to do it , ’ Cara , ignoring that her sister was staring at her in total disbelief , went on . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't worry , misses , ’ the driver said staring at her in open curiosity , ‘ I 'll take you to a very respectable lodging house run by a real lady . |
| 27 | Now , with the news that Rosa is running London this weekend , there is just that slight question mark hanging over her in Olympic year to make things interesting . |
| 28 | His touch was feather-light , circling on her with gratifying recognition of needs she had n't known existed , coaxing in her sensations that were wild and intensely pleasurable . |
| 29 | A smile spread over her face as she recalled the concerned officials , fussing over her like doting fathers . |
| 30 | ‘ Too right it is ! ’ he agreed , reaching for her with masterly precision and pulling her up against him , ignoring her small cry of outrage . |