Example sentences of "and put up her " in BNC.

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1 In the distance she heard another car , and putting up her arms began to run towards it , waving and shouting .
2 Pausing only to change her dress and smooth her hair she went into the Casa Guidi , laboriously climbed the stairs and arriving in the drawing room in some distress through lack of breath , was hastily urged to sit down and put up her feet and take a dish of tea .
3 He followed her , howling and swearing , so that Teresa , who had come out of the kitchen at the tremendous noise , cowered against the door and put up her arms to protect herself from what she believed would be an attack .
4 Miss Harker jumped back with a stifled cry and put up her hands to protect herself .
5 She pulled on high boots , home-made poncho-style Russian blouse and long skirt and put up her gleaming chestnut hair in a chignon with a fashionable fringe .
6 She caught sight of it and put up her other hand , and with a finger stroked his bottom lip until he flinched and turned his head away , parting his lips as he did so however to bite her finger slightly , and close on it .
7 With an air of determination , she straightened her shoulders and put up her chin .
8 She turned her head a little and put up her hand to shield her face .
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