Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] held [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy wound down the window of her car and held her face up . |
| 2 | On the death of her father in 1866 she suffered physical and mental breakdown , confiding in a letter that it was her religion that held her up . |
| 3 | To his surprise , Molly threw away the dregs of tea in her beaker and held it out for him to fill with the frothing liquor . |
| 4 | She put her arms round her girl and held her close to her heart . |
| 5 | His strong hand cupped her fist and held it . |
| 6 | Alex picked a bloom from the large bouquet of mixed carnations which stood to one side of her desk and held it to her nose , savouring the cinnamon scent . |
| 7 | Love and pride shone from her enormous black eyes as , ever tender , she lifted her grandson and held him against her grubby sweater for a long moment before returning him to his crib . |
| 8 | Guido poured her wine and held it out to her . |
| 9 | . ’ Her words were cut off when his mouth covered hers , but when she clawed at him , one of his hands caught her wrists and held them and in a voice such as he had never used before , a deep moaning voice , he said , ‘ It 'll be all right . |
| 10 | Fran tried to turn away to avoid the kiss , but Luke slid his hand behind her head and held her firmly as he plundered the ripe , warm swell of her lips . |
| 11 | She fished a paper tissue from her pocket and held it out . |
| 12 | Lydia sucked her finger and held it up . |
| 13 | He slipped his fingers round her palm and held it comfortingly . |
| 14 | She rushed over to him , gathered him in her arms and held him to her . |
| 15 | He kissed her , without undue passion , and , despite herself , Shelley reached up her arms and held him close . |
| 16 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 17 | He felt for her hand and held it tight . |
| 18 | Then he kissed her hand and held it close to his chest . |
| 19 | He caught her hand and held it fast , his fingers tightening as she hesitated . |
| 20 | He took her hand and held it tenderly and they both smiled as Mitch at Maggie 's side muttered , |
| 21 | But he caught her hand and held it . |
| 22 | Geoffrey took her hand and held it , stroking it gently as if she was a child . |
| 23 | Harry caught hold of her hands and held them tightly in his own . |
| 24 | Louisa stepped on to the ice , crossed her hands and held them out to her escorts . |
| 25 | Isabel lowered her hands and held them out to him in an invitation that was as ancient as womanhood . |
| 26 | Clara stretched out her hands and held them above her client 's head . |
| 27 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
| 28 | He caught her arm and held it hard . |
| 29 | Another man flung his arm around her throat and held her , pulling her slightly off balance so she could n't struggle . |
| 30 | Lee took Philippa 's hand from her face and held it to her mouth , then placed it down on the bedcover . |