Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] " 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 | Changing his mind , and watching in the mirror , he slipped his hands underneath her jaw and pulled her gently up again . |
| 4 | It was all she had left now , so she had thanked her sister and left it at that . |
| 5 | She glared at her sister and kicked her under the table . |
| 6 | She squatted by her sister and cuddled her because she was small and plump and happy . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Nan had seen Benny studying her foot and thought it must be paining her . |
| 9 | And now she did what she had promised herself she would do , and lifted her foot and aimed it at the nun 's shin . |
| 10 | I was quite open to her presence and accepted her as part of the household and she charmed me very nicely — she was good at that . |
| 11 | Storming over to the table , she snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open . |
| 12 | The choice was taken from her when a gust of wind suddenly snatched the door from her fingers and slammed it tight shut . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ? ’ |
| 16 | He clasped her fingers and brought them to his lips . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He caught her fingers and kissed them lightly . |
| 19 | Fluidly , unhurriedly , she disentwined her fingers and curled them instead around her brandy glass . |
| 20 | Dazed , she lifted her fingers and rested them against her lips . |
| 21 | She brushed her hair and left it long and gleaming , slipped into dainty sandals and went downstairs . |
| 22 | Jake ruffled her hair and kissed her . |
| 23 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | She sighed ecstatically as they reached the cliff-top and a warm breeze caught her hair and whirled it high above her head . |
| 26 | With a grimace she grabbed her hair and twisted it into a knot on top of her head . |
| 27 | She unplaited her hair and shook it out loose . |
| 28 | She pulled the leather clasp from her hair and shook it free in a whirl of golden brown . |
| 29 | On impulse , she unplaited her hair and shook it out . |
| 30 | The tie of the white gown she had been given to wear caught in her hair and pulled it . |