Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took the cigarette stub from her holder and replaced it with a fresh one . |
| 2 | With a snort of laughter , she returned to her case and humped it on to the bed . |
| 3 | It was all she had left now , so she had thanked her sister and left it at that . |
| 4 | Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . |
| 5 | She wrapped up warmly , winding a scarf round her neck , crossing it over her chest and pinning it at the back , as her mother had done in her childhood . |
| 6 | Nan had seen Benny studying her foot and thought it must be paining her . |
| 7 | And now she did what she had promised herself she would do , and lifted her foot and aimed it at the nun 's shin . |
| 8 | Storming over to the table , she snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open . |
| 9 | The choice was taken from her when a gust of wind suddenly snatched the door from her fingers and slammed it tight shut . |
| 10 | With a lunge , he grabbed the bag from between her fingers and flung it across the parquet , where it landed with a thump before skidding to rest beneath a radiator , then before she could react to such a flare of violence he was reaching out for her , dragging her into his embrace , his lips ravening hungrily over her own with a fever of desire that sent shock waves of fear and desire quivering through her . |
| 11 | Mother licked cream from the ice-cave interior of the meringue , then broke off part of the superstructure with her fingers and popped it into her mouth . |
| 12 | Aggie turned her head slightly away , took up the knife that was lying to the side of her plate , cut a piece of meat in two , then picked it up with her fingers and ate it ; then she turned to the child and said , ‘ What 's your second name ? ’ |
| 13 | Then she was aware of my gaze , glanced away , blew a puff of air upwards at her face , pinched the T-shirt between her fingers and flapped it for draught . |
| 14 | She brushed her hair and left it long and gleaming , slipped into dainty sandals and went downstairs . |
| 15 | I had another cup and watched her take the rollers out of her hair and comb it carefully into a high , curly pompadour . |
| 16 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |
| 17 | She looked at herself , practised an attitude , widening her eyes and sucking in her cheeks , then another , chin up , head to one side , Madonna-like in pious ecstasy , then shaking her head to dismiss the bridal vision she had attempted , plucked the lace mat from her hair and added it to the pile with the others she had finished . |
| 18 | She sighed ecstatically as they reached the cliff-top and a warm breeze caught her hair and whirled it high above her head . |
| 19 | With a grimace she grabbed her hair and twisted it into a knot on top of her head . |
| 20 | When she just kept on looking at him he threaded his hands in her hair and let it drift through his fingers , watching the deep red glow in the lights . |
| 21 | She unplaited her hair and shook it out loose . |
| 22 | She pulled the leather clasp from her hair and shook it free in a whirl of golden brown . |
| 23 | On impulse , she unplaited her hair and shook it out . |
| 24 | The tie of the white gown she had been given to wear caught in her hair and pulled it . |
| 25 | Maggie asked breathlessly , sitting wide-eyed and making no move to stop him when his hands went to her hair and pulled it free of the restraining band . |
| 26 | Rachaela rinsed her hair and wrapped it up in another towel . |
| 27 | And now he put his hand on her hair and stroked it , saying , ‘ It 'll be all right . |
| 28 | ‘ You sly little trollop ! ’ he cried , grabbing her hair and pulling it so hard she nearly fell out of bed . |
| 29 | ‘ Which one 's this ? ’ asks Howard , taking a strand of her hair and wrapping it round his finger . |
| 30 | But to stay , to lie in his arms and each time know that he was dreaming of another woman , would not just break her heart but shatter it . |