Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] her arm [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she felt something on her arm and discovered her scarf had come undone . |
| 2 | And she got hold of me in her arms and carried me kicking and screaming into the school . |
| 3 | She loved sitting up with the children until long past bedtime , playing silly games or just holding them in her arms and carrying on a conversation at their absurd level . |
| 4 | As the confused little boy eyed her warily , Kerry tenderly drew him into her arms and sobbed : ‘ I wish you were Ben . |
| 5 | She ached with sympathy for him , and if this had been Christmas , or any time in those months when she had felt they were friends , she would have pulled him into her arms and soothed him with soft hands and whispered words . |
| 6 | He had the worry and responsibility of his sister on his shoulders , and she wished she could take him in her arms and comfort him . |
| 7 | Georgina took him in her arms and kissed him on the lips . |
| 8 | She rushed over to him , gathered him in her arms and held him to her . |
| 9 | Suddenly , she wanted to hold him in her arms and feel his warmth against her . |
| 10 | She had embraced Simon , patting his face and exclaiming over his bruised eye , and had then flown to Isabel , taking her in her arms and weeping over her enough , so her husband had said , to raise the level of the lake . |
| 11 | He seized her hands in his , and mindful of her enthusiastic response to his advances a few weeks ago , took her in her arms and planted a kiss on her cheek . |
| 12 | To the second , she would enfold her in her arms and say , No , darling , I 'm not vexed with you . |
| 13 | Maggie rocked her in her arms and spoke softly . |
| 14 | As for Jessie herself , she had held her in her arms and reassured her that her Robbie would be all right , even though , from the scanty information given her by the nurse , she could n't know for sure if he would be . |