Example sentences of "her [noun] and [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 2 | They shared a commiserating smile , and Mick put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a friendly hug . |
| 3 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 4 | After she had given Miguel time to pay the bills and get away , she retraced her steps and found herself a table at a café in an arcade in one of the ornamental squares by a pretty fountain . |
| 5 | Barbara takes off her shirt and wraps a blue chiffon nightie around her waist ; while Elena is in the loo , she opens her purse and shows me a picture of her six-year-old daughter . |
| 6 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 7 | She touched her fingers to her lips and blew him a kiss , laughing huskily . |
| 8 | Then he bathed her eyes and made her a cup of tea . |
| 9 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |
| 10 | Now in the House of Lords , she has written her biography and given it a title which could well sum up her life , Fighting All The Way . |
| 11 | I said I would " quite understand " if she wanted to cut her losses and call it a day . |
| 12 | He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob . |
| 13 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 14 | As he passed her , Celia Hooper raised her head and gave him a look of steady encouragement . |
| 15 | Carole turned her head and gave her a broad smile . |
| 16 | She raised her head and threw him a cold look . |
| 17 | I tiptoe over to her bed and give her a nudge . |
| 18 | Niall arrived home on leave to find she 'd packed her bags and left him a note . |
| 19 | The old girl should do her duty and send me a postcard if she can take the time off from her toy-boys . |
| 20 | She could n't find her handkerchief and said what a nuisance it is not to have pockets in frocks . |
| 21 | The bumpiness had churned her stomach and given her a headache , but she kept her complaints to herself . |
| 22 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 23 | But he denies harassing Miss Donna Van Den Berghen , 21 , by putting his arm around her , touching her breasts and giving her a bear hug in front of colleagues . |
| 24 | But Jessica put her arm around her mother and gave her a great hug . |
| 25 | I handed over a plethora of retirement gifts from her colleagues and wished her a long and happy retirement . |
| 26 | Later Aunt Louise opened her bag and showed me a letter . |