Example sentences of "her [noun pl] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We keep her hunters as well . |
| 2 | She had completely changed her views and now declared that she was sure war was imminent . |
| 3 | Conscious that her feet were bare and her ankles in full view , she constantly tried to adjust her skirt to cover more of her ankles and yet keep the material out of the water . |
| 4 | Time hid her possessions as well as her surroundings from Johnny 's eyes … and his from hers . |
| 5 | Sophie looked at both her sons and then sank into a chair . |
| 6 | I demand to be paid for the hours I put in , whether your cousin passes her exams or not ! ’ |
| 7 | I have to be paid whether she passes her exams or not . ’ |
| 8 | Tears welled up in her eyes , and she did nothing to stop them from spilling through her fingers and on to her cheeks . |
| 9 | When , after perhaps quarter of an hour , the ice was opaque and solid as ever around the sides of the refrigerator , she became impatient and tried to chip at it , first with her fingers and then , finding them painful as well as useless , with the point of a kitchen knife . |
| 10 | She gathered the faded petals together with cupped hands , lifted a couple between her fingers and then let them fall . |
| 11 | Corbett stared around whilst the Lady Prioress was speaking and noticed how troubled Dame Frances looked , but then the Lady Prioress snapped her fingers and impetuously summoned him forward . |
| 12 | Jazzbeaux stretched her fingers and lightly rested them on the butt of her scavved gun . |
| 13 | It followed that her associates and most admired colleagues were invariably businessmen or entrepreneurs rather than intellectuals , writers , or artists , doers rather than talkers or thinkers . |
| 14 | He saw Rosie stretch up , catch the damp pants between her teeth and slowly draw them down to her grimy sacking , intent on ripping them to shreds . |
| 15 | The mirror was broken and she hated the casual glimpses she got of her face as she cleaned her teeth or when she passed the hall-stand . |
| 16 | This was due partly to her hats and partly to her remarkable prowess as a lady cricketer . |
| 17 | The Edelson family were traditionalists and Alice became one of Gainford 's best-loved characters for her activities as both benefactor and conservationist with a deep interest in the history and heritage of the village . |
| 18 | Its function is basically to cover a woman 's hair and hide the shape of her breasts but it can be worn in a variety of ways , draped round the top half of her body and head , folded over her chest and hanging over her shoulders or loosely placed round her neck . |
| 19 | She was still wearing the thin cotton dress that she 'd worn in the prison hospital , but now there was a shawl around her shoulders as well . |
| 20 | The shoemaker 's daughter was pretty enough but poorly dressed with a Welsh shawl over her shoulders and not even a hat to cover her hair . |
| 21 | Suddenly she was aware of her cardigan being draped around her shoulders and slowly she looked up to see Nathan standing beside her . |
| 22 | She gave a shake of her shoulders and then very carefully she placed her mug on the tray . |
| 23 | To deny herself equally , she acknowledged bitterly , still painfully aware of her body 's aching need for fulfilment as she pulled the straps of her dress up over her shoulders and then zipped it up swiftly . |
| 24 | Julius caught hold of her shoulders and very lightly shook her . |
| 25 | Theda straightened her shoulders and quickly looked away . |
| 26 | For some unknown reason prickles sprang up all over her shoulders and down the length of both arms . |
| 27 | She clung to the front of her costume , gritting her teeth as he widened the circle of massage , smoothing the cream over her shoulders and down towards the small of her back . |
| 28 | He said that although he was personally quite happy with things as they were , he understood her doubts and perhaps a trial separation would resolve them one way or the other . |
| 29 | He ignored her , lifting her with his strong arms on to the bed , his hands still on her thighs and dangerously moving inwards where her own fires burned unchecked , waiting to be extinguished . |
| 30 | Julia smiled her thanks and then turned to accept David 's invitation . |