Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In desperation he lifted her bodily off the ground so that she was helplessly pinned against his solid frame , and she discovered to her horror that hating him did n't in any way negate the way he could make her feel . |
| 2 | Carrie felt as if she were falling through space ; falling and falling with the air pressing her chest and making her gasp . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Michael picked her up in his arms and held her tightly to him , murmuring endearments into her hair and stroking her back until she was spent . |
| 5 | ‘ You sly little trollop ! ’ he cried , grabbing her hair and pulling it so hard she nearly fell out of bed . |
| 6 | ‘ Which one 's this ? ’ asks Howard , taking a strand of her hair and wrapping it round his finger . |
| 7 | She shuddered , half laughing , the joy reaching her heart and enveloping her in such a wave of pleasure that she felt weak-kneed . |
| 8 | ‘ OK , ’ he said , taking her money and recounting it before he handed her the ticket . |
| 9 | She had recently killed some of Buddie 's hens and turkeys by gripping their necks between her teeth and shaking them violently from side to side before throwing them into the air . |
| 10 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |
| 11 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 12 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 13 | Then he was smiling and laying a soft kiss against her lips before slipping one strong arm around her shoulders and leading her across the beach back to the house . |
| 14 | I came round the desk then and raised Mrs. Porter by slipping one arm around her shoulders and heaving her into a sitting position . |
| 15 | Taking all her words and throwing them back at her in silly high voices . |
| 16 | Adrenalin surged through her veins , clearing her mind and filling her with determination . |
| 17 | She waited for morning , the words playing through her mind and keeping her from sleep . |
| 18 | Instead she lifted her hair with both hands , smoothing it up from the nape of her neck and piling it on top of her head in a soft copper mound . |
| 19 | Carolyn smiled , sipping at her tea and putting it down because it was , in fact , cold . |
| 20 | She made him feel frightened , but as she lay down , eyes closed , on her side and facing him , something else in her , some frail , scavenging eroticism made him shake with desire . |
| 21 | Helpless in her pinioned position , she opened her mouth to make a cutting retort and met Roman 's questing finger , slowly outlining her mouth , feathering indescribable sensations over the surface of her skin , then sliding between her lips and parting them with such lazy insistence that a shiver of reaction made her tremble all over . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Claudia woke up slowly , opening her eyes and closing them immediately against the light that poured in through long narrow windows . |
| 24 | And er , it went wrong so she took her daughter 's out of her bedroom and using hers and when our John came down she were telling about it so he said oh I 'll take it this Sunday and I 'll fix it for you , of course with John working away he took the television |
| 25 | His wife Aileen came in with pails of milk , scolding at two little girls for clinging onto her skirt and making her spill . |
| 26 | She had been thinking about her future and discussing it with her parents , and all of them had decided to sell the shop . |
| 27 | Still — the cushions underneath him were definitely softer than wood , the wine in the wooden cup beside him was much tastier than sap , and there could be absolutely no comparison between a squirrel and the girl sitting before him , clasping her knees and watching him thoughtfully , unless mention was made of certain hints of furriness . |
| 28 | With a helpless little movement she sat up , drawing up her knees and hugging them as if in some way she might glean comfort from the gesture . |
| 29 | As his palm cupped their heaviness , almost possessively , squeezing , caressing , make her blood leap , Lisa was suddenly overcome by a longing so intense that she had to restrain herself from falling on her knees and begging him to make love to her right there on the beach . |
| 30 | But gradually , her appetite quickening , she ate faster and faster , stuffing the food ravenously into her mouth and bolting it down . |