Example sentences of "her [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She finished her notes and looked at the list of suspects . |
| 2 | A little later , Emily was looking through her accounts and came across a bill for French calf ; thoughtfully , she turned it over in her hands , Hari would need to buy the calf too and the usual practice was to pay for it at the end of the month . |
| 3 | Aunt Sarah 's rug needle dropped from her fingers and clattered on the stone floor . |
| 4 | She pinned them bravely to the shoulder of her dress , touched the blooms lightly with her fingers and said to the room at large , |
| 5 | Guido dropped her cases and strode across the tiled floor . |
| 6 | Only her determination not to betray weakness in front of fitzAlan had enabled her to grit her teeth and step into the seemingly bottomless pit . |
| 7 | She now had a cigarette between her teeth and squinted against the smoke . |
| 8 | In the end , Honor gritted her teeth and tapped on the door . |
| 9 | She moved away a little , patting her petticoats and looking at the dog . |
| 10 | She watched , listened , learned and assessed , speaking only when spoken to in general — whilst all the while making her plans and looking to the future … |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She threw her shawl around her shoulders and hurried from the house . |
| 13 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 14 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 15 | She went into the tiny bedroom , stripped off her tights and slipped into a loose T-shirt and boxer shorts . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 18 | Turning her , he stared down into her eyes that shone with a hint of tears . |
| 19 | She shut her eyes and tugged at the rope , sending the boat soaring high up over the scruffy , stinking little fair and the bare-headed people and the wide , comfortable , pleasure-loving river . |
| 20 | ROS marches up behind her , puts his hands over her eyes and says with a desperate frivolity . ) |
| 21 | ‘ What are they ? ’ she asked , screwing up her eyes and reaching into the pocket of her flowery pinafore . |
| 22 | Shiona closed her eyes and drank in the scent of him , the virile , masculine scent of love . |
| 23 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
| 24 | Ronni opened her eyes and stared at the moon , feeling her poor heart quiver inside her . |
| 25 | Cupping his hand beneath Beth 's elbow , he looked deep into her eyes and said in a quieter voice , ‘ Do n't feel bad . |
| 26 | She closed her eyes and leant against the wall waiting for the wave of dizziness to subside . |
| 27 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 28 | Robyn flicked open her eyes and peered into the night . |
| 29 | Ruth lowered her eyes and clutched at the banister of the stairs . |
| 30 | With a brief smile in the other woman 's direction , she fled , taking refuge in the consulting-room , where she closed her eyes and leaned against the closed door , breathing hard . |