Example sentences of "her shoulder [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting a companionable arm round her shoulders that made her shiver with awareness , he urged her in the direction of the village . |
| 2 | She stood worriedly in front of him , brows pulled together , feathery hair over her shoulders and clinging in fine threads to the sweat of her forehead . |
| 3 | He put both arms round her shoulders and looked down into her face with a wide grin . |
| 4 | Placing the night-light against the wall she sat down on the top stair , humping the eiderdown high over her shoulders and gazing into the darkness . |
| 5 | After a while she shrugged her shoulders and said , ‘ You know , I do n't think I ever was really committed to Christianity . ’ |
| 6 | She pulled her shawl closer about her shoulders and said uncertainly , ‘ Of course . ’ |
| 7 | He lifted his hands from her shoulders and raised an indifferent eyebrow . |
| 8 | Something struck her smartly in the middle of her shoulders and made her gasp . |
| 9 | Dr Neil registered how withdrawn she was , and once they were back home hot , sugary tea was poured down her in a constant stream , and then , despite the warmth of the day , Matey put a shawl around her shoulders and made her sit near the fire . |
| 10 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
| 11 | Then she slung Griselda 's cat around her shoulders and took her broomstick from its place against the wall . |
| 12 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 13 | Ruth let the tension out of her shoulders and relaxed . |
| 14 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 15 | If either or both of her sons had decamped to the West , she 'd have shrugged her shoulders and got on with existence . |
| 16 | Thrusting his hands from her shoulders and threading her arm round his waist , she urged him on . |
| 17 | He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her , then held both her hands and smiled down at her as I had not seen him smile since I mentioned her name that night in the subway . |
| 18 | She came to the last button and , plucking up all her courage , slipped the dress off her shoulders and let it drop to the floor . |
| 19 | The French kiss went on forever , and as the persistent tongue scoured the back of her throat , so she became aware of nimble fingers slipping her blouse from her shoulders and unfastening her bra . |
| 20 | Jack looped an arm round her shoulders and tugged her up against his side . |
| 21 | Her hair was down , making a black foam about her shoulders and setting off her silver circlet . |
| 22 | Squaring her shoulders and remembering that what lay ahead was , after all , a job interview , she followed Dr Russell up the long flight of steps at the front of the house and through a wooden latticework door on to a cool veranda where outdoor furniture splashed with warm tropical colours was invitingly arranged . |
| 23 | Putting down his glass and removing hers , he gripped her shoulders and propelled her to stand in front of the mirror . |
| 24 | For as she turned towards him , a great fall of bright copper hair , loosened by the wild chase , came cascading about her shoulders and fell to her waist , enveloping her in a rippling sheet of flame . |
| 25 | Hair , streaked with the colours of the sun , tumbled down her back and over her shoulders and swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk . |
| 26 | Dragging the eiderdown from her bed , she wrapped it round her shoulders and shuffled her way down the landing to the top of the stairs . |
| 27 | I did n't actually take her by her shoulders and shake her , but it was close . |
| 28 | It started in her toes and across her shoulders and squirmed through her , aching , sweet . |
| 29 | With a regretful sigh he removed his arm from its protective place around her shoulders and stepped back . |
| 30 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |