Example sentences of "[vb past] her lips [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Marion , back on the boards after the death of her boring solicitor husband some years ago , compressed her lips and maintained as well as possible the stately calm that so well suited her part as the Balkan Countess whose family jewels were stolen in this season 's Salt and Pepper offering ( Robson the butler was the master crook , in league with the Countess 's French maid ) . |
| 2 | She compressed her lips and stood up . |
| 3 | Inwardly fuming , Polly compressed her lips and sat down , still clasping her bag tightly . |
| 4 | She licked her lips and looked once more at Cleo . |
| 5 | Antigone ( Pauline Knowles ) curled her lips and spat out her words as though they caused her to think , and when she faced Ismene ( Daniela Nardini ) for their crucial , opening encounter the pouting , petulant meeting between the two had the tone of a stairheid brawl rather than an exchange between thinking beings . |
| 6 | She was excited despite herself , her eyes darkening , staring through black lashes , her mouth parting with unconscious invitation as she moistened her lips and lowered her hot gaze to his chest . |
| 7 | She screwed a pair of gold hoops into her earlobes , moistened her lips and pasted on the impersonal smile that had served her so well during her months on the catwalk . |
| 8 | She moistened her lips and said pleadingly , ‘ She 's been good to poor Dilys . ’ |
| 9 | He bit her lips and pressed his mouth down hard on hers , his hand slipping back between her legs . |
| 10 | Then she puckered her lips and allowed her breast to heave one or two times . |
| 11 | Rose pursed her lips but nodded agreement . |
| 12 | As they parted , she pursed her lips and lifted her well-attended face , which did n't look quite so young as it had in the restaurant . |
| 13 | Bobo pursed her lips and began to pant and chomp her jaws in appreciation as it came within reach . |
| 14 | She pursed her lips and rubbed a hand over her thick brown hair . |
| 15 | She pursed her lips and looked at Thérèse . |
| 16 | Paula pursed her lips and tossed her head , looking annoyed . |
| 17 | She pursed her lips and stared at him with her grey eyes . |
| 18 | ‘ I really could n't — ’ Ursula pursed her lips and suppressed her evident irritation . |
| 19 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 20 | She pursed her lips and considered . |
| 21 | Robyn pursed her lips and tilted her chin , eyes flashing at the scathing tone of his voice . |
| 22 | She set her lips and dragged Adam out of the fire , hooking one of his arms round her neck . |
| 23 | Refusing to make any further protestations , she set her lips and remained silent . |