Example sentences of "her [noun pl] began " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her fingers began to move over the sheet of paper , but when she had finished drawing the circle of standing stones , she found she had also sketched in the figure of Julius . |
| 2 | Her fingers began to move as she watched them almost in a hypnotised way . |
| 3 | Jenna said nothing but her fingers began to unfasten his shirt , her hands caressing his skin , and soon he was in no doubt about her feelings . |
| 4 | She hesitated and her fingers began pleating a paper serviette that lay on the table ; then , glancing briefly at Rachel and taking a deep breath , she continued , ‘ But I was heartbroken over something else as well , and it was n't David . |
| 5 | Her teeth began to rattle as she stared at him , transfixed . |
| 6 | He stared hard at her face as , at last , her lips began to move . |
| 7 | Slowly her features softened and her eyes began to twinkle with merriment . |
| 8 | ‘ Her eyes began to roll and then the pupils disappeared upward , ’ he later told his superiors . |
| 9 | Her father held her tightly until her eyes began to close and from far away she heard her mother pick up the cup and saucer . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , sleep came more easily than she had anticipated , and soon her eyelids felt heavy and her eyes began to close . |
| 11 | Tess tried to free herself and her eyes began to fill with tears . |
| 12 | Her eyes began to focus on him more attentively . |
| 13 | Claudia lowered her hands and her eyes began to dance . |
| 14 | After a few minutes , her eyes began to close as the lack of sleep caught up with her , and she began to doze off . |
| 15 | The tears that were burning at the back of her eyes began to fall as soon as she entered her room , and , flinging herself on the bed , she gave way to helpless misery . |
| 16 | But then , all at once , her eyes began to fill with tears , and Fabia 's heart went out to her . |
| 17 | Something about the feel of his lips tugging at her nipples began to excite Sally and though she still felt nothing but discomfort from his probing finger she relaxed a little , leaning her head back into the corner provided by the bench seat and the window . |
| 18 | Her legs began to hurt and she considered from time to time the possibility of varicose veins . |
| 19 | Silence was her answer , but just when her anxieties began to spiral again , ‘ You wanted to see me ? ’ |
| 20 | Her pulses began to pick up faster , faster … |
| 21 | Her shoes began to pinch her toes , like a warning to run away , and she was suddenly desperate to go to the lavatory . |
| 22 | As she trudged awkwardly up the valley road her feet began to sweat and the toes rubbed painfully against each other . |
| 23 | Her feet began to move in the fleuret of a minuet . |
| 24 | THE first case to reach the High Court of a child seeking to ‘ divorce ’ her parents began today behind closed doors . |
| 25 | He was bearing her down , and her limbs began to give way beneath him . |
| 26 | Her limbs began to feel heavy ; it was an effort to walk . |
| 27 | There was less humour than triumph in the sound , and her senses began to swim . |
| 28 | He looked right back , very cool , and her cheeks began to glow pink through the chalk-dust . |
| 29 | Her cheeks began to fill out and the hollows by her collar bone were less noticeable , but the dullness in her blue eyes persisted . |
| 30 | Gradually the shivering stopped and her muscles began to relax . |