Example sentences of "[noun sg] and close [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He lay back in his seat and closed his eyes . |
| 3 | He settled back in the seat and closed his eyes . |
| 4 | Just put my head back on the seat and closed my eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ Pisco sour , ’ he murmured , settling himself on his seat and closing his eyes . |
| 6 | Harriet pressed a hand to her mouth and closed her eyes . |
| 7 | As we 're leaving for our long drive home , Ali walks us to the car and closes our doors . |
| 8 | Melissa strolled across , leaned against Iris 's fence and closed her eyes , listening to the bleating of young lambs and the chuckle of a solitary starling on the roof . |
| 9 | Fabia had no idea of how long she lay there feeling beaten , but , as she put out her small light and closed her eyes , she just did n't need to have anything more land on her plate of despair . |
| 10 | An admiring smile curved his lips as he rested back against the boulder and closed his eyes . |
| 11 | She sat back in the sun and closed her eyes . |
| 12 | Robyn let out a sigh and closed her eyes with relief . |
| 13 | Sit down on your bottom and close your eyes please ! |
| 14 | Henry lay back against the pillow and closed his eyes . |
| 15 | She leaned back in her chair , raking long fingers through her hair and closing her eyes . |
| 16 | Julie ran a hand through her hair and closed her eyes , her heart racing . |
| 17 | Flavia Sherman turned her back to the rail and closed her eyes ; her ce was pale and she was trembling . |
| 18 | In London the Women 's Film and TV Network , Converse Pictures , Women in Sync and Aphra Workshops have all lost their funding and closed their doors in the last few years . |
| 19 | ( I put down my knitting and closed my eyes . ) |
| 20 | And the wise old bird , who had seen many a bully brought low in the twenty years since he was hatched , clicked his beak and closed his eyes . |
| 21 | She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes . |
| 22 | When Sycorax seemed to be quieter , her lips still and her breathing more regular , Ariel drew to the side of the room and stretched out her sore leg and leaned against the wall and closed her eyes . |
| 23 | Then he moved from the centre of the room towards Franca , who moved quickly aside , and sat down on the chair which she had vacated , and leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes . |
| 24 | He stood with his back against a wall and closed his eyes . |
| 25 | She simply clutched her head and closed her eyes , trying to stop the room spinning in front of her — knowing that if she moved she would be violently sick . |
| 26 | Then she flung back her head and closed her eyes . |
| 27 | Richard shook his head and closed his eyes against the pain his memories brought . |
| 28 | Doyle turned his head and closed his eyes , and the quiet discharge from the silenced thirty-eight was the last sound he heard … |
| 29 | He put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes . |
| 30 | Marcus now leaned forward , bowing his head and closing his eyes . |