Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun] around her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What about , for example — ’ and she cast her eyes around her assembly , seeing reprieve , in the approaching form of Edgar Lintot , her first husband , ‘ what about Edgar ? |
| 2 | Isabel flung her arms around her sister-in-law . |
| 3 | When the letter arrived telling her that she had been accepted to read History of Art , she shouted ‘ Hooray ! ’ and flung her arms around her brother , then burst into uncontrollable tears of relief . |
| 4 | Ilse wore no bra , and was twirling her panties around her head in no time . |
| 5 | Léonie swished her fork around her plate to gather up the last vestiges of sauce mornay . |
| 6 | She waited while her maids adjusted her cloak around her shoulders , and then took her cap from the page who held it and put it on . |
| 7 | Robyn hugged her arms around her body . |
| 8 | Lowe 's mother , who has built her life around her son as a zombie , is thrown into shock and confusion when her son awakens … |
| 9 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 10 | She twisted her hair around her fingers . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't lie , ’ she said , cupping her hands around her glass . |
| 12 | Mammy Crystal poked her head around her door to shout . |
| 13 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 14 | She threw her shawl around her shoulders and hurried from the house . |
| 15 | She hesitated , pausing uncertainly outside the doorway , clasping her arms around her body , clutching the robe tightly at her neck in an effort to feel less vulnerable . |
| 16 | Richard had already been remarked as the kind of small boy enchanted by small girls and deaf to the ridicule of his peers on the matter ; on this occasion he watched Victoria twist her curls around her fingers in motionless fascination for ten minutes , then followed her for the rest of the afternoon , fetching drinks and finding seats , carrying her favourite blue rabbit when she dropped it and picking out the choicest pieces of bread and butter for her at tea . |
| 17 | Miranda put her arms around her sister . |
| 18 | The girl Marilyn got up and put her arms around her friend . |
| 19 | When her daughter put her arms around her neck and hugged her tightly it was almost too much , and to prevent the tears from flowing , she said , ‘ Your dress will be all crushed under your coat . ’ |
| 20 | Nurse Bodkin bustled over to her and put her arm around her shoulder , making soothing noises and easing her into a sitting position on the bed . |
| 21 | Going to the girl , she put her arm around her shoulders . |
| 22 | Evelyn went to her and put her arm around her shoulders . |
| 23 | And she teased her out and straightened her up a little , and then she went over to the makeup table and tore off a length of the soft toilet roll that she used instead of Kleenex , and then she sat on the floor beside Lucy and put her arm around her shoulders . |
| 24 | But Jessica put her arm around her mother and gave her a great hug . |
| 25 | She moaned shakily , the water washing her hair around her face like a golden fan . |
| 26 | An undemonstrative woman , the mother was quite incapable of putting her arms around her son and telling him that she was proud of him or that she loved him . |
| 27 | Moving very , very slowly , she wrapped her arms around her waist and sat down on the bench . |
| 28 | She sighed now and wrapped her hands around her cocoa mug , letting her eyes drift to the framed photograph on top of the bookshelves . |