Example sentences of "her heart [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For an instant her heart skittered like a pebble over water as he pulled her towards him , his fingers hard against her flesh . |
| 2 | Her heart thudded like a sledge-hammer . |
| 3 | She felt her heart quicken as a car came up the drive and stopped in front of her . |
| 4 | Her heart went into a cartoon clinch : Nothing Else Matters ! |
| 5 | She clutched at these landmarks as her heart soared like a kite , time day and place an anchor to the swooping light of love . |
| 6 | She shivered inwardly , a delicious sensation , and felt her heart break into a gallop . |
| 7 | ‘ It is , if the Master is telling whoppers , ’ replied McAllister grimly , her heart bumping with a combination of fear and excitement , as she continued to be provocative . |
| 8 | Her flesh was vibrantly alert , too sensitive , her heart thudding like a runner 's , wild hot panic flooding her reactivated mind . |
| 9 | Both eyes opened and her breath rushed out in a small burst of relief as she rolled over on to her back — and her heart slammed to a stop . |
| 10 | He slid up against the pillows , looking so devastatingly sexy with his rumpled hair and heavy eyes that Fran felt her heart jolt to a stop . |
| 11 | Her heart beat in a way she had not been conscious of it beating for many a month and she felt near to tears . |
| 12 | Ruth rose , her heart beating with a confusion of emotions — but predominant was a sense of rightness , that she and Fand should unite against Fincara . |
| 13 | It was clearly not a time for any angry rejoinder and she almost fled to the kitchen , her heart beating like a hammer . |
| 14 | Her heart going like a trip-hammer , Fabia fought valiantly to hold down panic . |
| 15 | Her heart dropped like a stone and somehow she got to her feet . |
| 16 | Her heart raced like a riptide ; her ears rang and lights fizzed at the back of her eyes as if she 'd just dived deep into the bosom of Ocean . |