Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was all she had left now , so she had thanked her sister and left it at that . |
| 6 | She glared at her sister and kicked her under the table . |
| 7 | I cried after the girl had gone and he seeing my distress and I explaining I feared your anger he put his arms around my neck and comforted me and said he was sure his real mother could not but love her sister and believe she had acted for the best . |
| 8 | She squatted by her sister and cuddled her because she was small and plump and happy . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Carrie felt as if she were falling through space ; falling and falling with the air pressing her chest and making her gasp . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Nan had seen Benny studying her foot and thought it must be paining her . |
| 13 | And now she did what she had promised herself she would do , and lifted her foot and aimed it at the nun 's shin . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Storming over to the table , she snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open . |
| 16 | She brushed her hair and left it long and gleaming , slipped into dainty sandals and went downstairs . |
| 17 | Jake ruffled her hair and kissed her . |
| 18 | I had another cup and watched her take the rollers out of her hair and comb it carefully into a high , curly pompadour . |
| 19 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She sighed ecstatically as they reached the cliff-top and a warm breeze caught her hair and whirled it high above her head . |
| 22 | With a grimace she grabbed her hair and twisted it into a knot on top of her head . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He wanted to put flowers in her hair and make her laugh ; but he would never be able to do that . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She unplaited her hair and shook it out loose . |
| 27 | She pulled the leather clasp from her hair and shook it free in a whirl of golden brown . |
| 28 | On impulse , she unplaited her hair and shook it out . |
| 29 | The tie of the white gown she had been given to wear caught in her hair and pulled it . |
| 30 | 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 . |