Example sentences of "her [noun] [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 | ‘ He would listen to her opinions and treat her seriously . |
| 15 | Surely she was still as determined as ever not to allow anyone to creep through her defences and make her care ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Storming over to the table , she snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open . |
| 18 | The choice was taken from her when a gust of wind suddenly snatched the door from her fingers and slammed it tight shut . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ? ’ |
| 22 | He clasped her fingers and brought them to his lips . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He caught her fingers and kissed them lightly . |
| 25 | Fluidly , unhurriedly , she disentwined her fingers and curled them instead around her brandy glass . |
| 26 | Dazed , she lifted her fingers and rested them against her lips . |
| 27 | She brushed her hair and left it long and gleaming , slipped into dainty sandals and went downstairs . |
| 28 | Jake ruffled her hair and kissed her . |
| 29 | I had another cup and watched her take the rollers out of her hair and comb it carefully into a high , curly pompadour . |
| 30 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |