Example sentences of "my [noun] [conj] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our house is only a flat , it 's not very long , and from the time it took my sister to leave me , go to the kitchen and tell my mum and bring her back , the baby was in my arms . |
| 2 | But when I rubbed the leaves between my fingers and offered her my fingertips to sniff , her reaction was dramatic . |
| 3 | I jump to my feet and give her a hug , and she pats my back . |
| 4 | This was absolutely vital if I was ever to ‘ fly ’ her , because it would be the lure of food on my fist that made her come back to me . |
| 5 | I remember being at my desk and telling her , ‘ Even if you do n't hear me typing it does n't mean I 'm not writing … . ’ |
| 6 | I shook my head and asked her how she was feeling . |
| 7 | ‘ It was then I told her I would divorce my wife and marry her . ’ |
| 8 | It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine . |
| 9 | I fell to my knees , took her gently in my arms and kissed her . |
| 10 | Without conscious intention , I took her in my arms and kissed her . |
| 11 | I grab her in my arms and hug her like I thought she 'd run away , and when I come out of that obliterating kiss I find the kitchen is full of blacks , and though they 're grinning like the sun 's out , I demand what the hell 's been going on ? |
| 12 | Give your aunt my love and tell her I shall see her soon , very soon . ’ |
| 13 | I glance into my glass and hand her back the J ; her eyes close as she draws on it and I put my lips to my glass , slipping that sucked-on sliver of ice into my own mouth and rolling it around there , pretending it 's her tongue . |
| 14 | Very gently , as to a wild animal , I reached out my hand and made her turn her head . |
| 15 | Resisting the temptation to take refuge in my room , I deposited my knapsack and followed her , holding my breath , staring straight ahead . |
| 16 | As I fought for bar space to order the drinks , I looked over my shoulder and caught her making hand signals to a bunch of her friends camped on the stairs leading up to the Ladies ' toilets . |
| 17 | It was not my tambourine-playing that worried her , however . |
| 18 | I dropped the axe , wiped my temples and joined her where she held the incandescent bung away from her skin . |
| 19 | I waited until a break came in the pain , and then pinned a healthy smile on my face and told her I felt perfectly well . |
| 20 | Please pass on my condolences and tell her to call me if she needs any help . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It used to get me so angry and I really wanted to protect my mother and help her , but I was only six at the time and there was nothing I could do . |
| 22 | Looked at like that , I gradually began to feel a little more able to let go of my unrealistic expectations of my mother and to love her as she is . |