Example sentences of "his arms [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let me go , put me down , ’ and when he would n't , she tried to plunge her teeth into his arms which were clamped round her like steel bands . |
| 2 | She heard the murmur of his voice , the whisper of the laughter they 'd shared , experienced again the warmth of his arms which had held her with such tenderness and passion . |
| 3 | He suspected that perhaps McAllister , always so gallant in facing life , as he had now seen on several occasions , had tried to suppress , to crush down the awful memory of what had been done to her , had refused to give way to grief , to shed healing tears , until in his arms something had reminded her so strongly of what had passed and broken the barriers her will had erected . |
| 4 | When he stood in the middle of the road waving his arms it was only because he was hungry and wanted his dinner , now you 'll have to trundle him about in a wheelbarrow like a dead sheep , you 'll have no time for skirmishing . |
| 5 | Once more she stood gazing out over the garden , but this time everything seemed different — so different that when he took her gently into his arms it was so natural that she made no attempt to draw back . |
| 6 | But as the ‘ perfectly beautiful ’ tot nestled in his arms she died , bringing tears to the eyes of watching medical staff . |
| 7 | He wanted her badly , and if he 'd taken her in his arms she did n't think she would have put up any kind of resistance . |
| 8 | All she knew was that Alain was there , holding her , kissing her , his caresses making her faint , and when he lifted her in his arms she curled against him , her lips trailing soft kisses against his strong neck . |
| 9 | In his arms she was no longer a thinking , rational person , she was merely a being consumed by the flames of need . |
| 10 | Since he regarded the crutches as extensions of his arms he had the habit of windmilling them about in moments of excitement . |
| 11 | His life would be a charade , for every time he took her in his arms he would see the face of the girl now smiling at him in a way which lit fires in his heart . |
| 12 | Clad in a coat which was so stiff with gold wire and seed pearls that he could scarcely bend his arms he rode with his escort beneath a line of arches which were suspended on ropes between houses on opposite sides of one of the main streets . |
| 13 | Her desperate words provoked a great shout of laughter from him , and , holding her firmly in his arms he rose and carried her towards his bedroom . |
| 14 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |