Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was good ; it gave her something to think about other than the pain lacerating her heart . |
| 2 | A numb coldness was enveloping her heart . |
| 3 | Silencing her with a hand enveloping her face , I half-lifted her and so we entered the cave , the girl struggling furiously . |
| 4 | She locked her arms around the small of his back and pulled him hard into her , crazed by the sensation caused by his utter maleness enveloping her softness . |
| 5 | Blanche shuffled in her chair , agitating her toes to restore the circulation . |
| 6 | Jane Pargeter was determined to look relaxed , Dexter thought , even though the number of times she kept bobbing her mouth down to sip her tea showed that she was not . |
| 7 | But in a moment , the others were beside her , praising , questioning , almost adoring her courage . |
| 8 | ’ … and , so I will enjoy her this night before explaining her position to her in the morning . |
| 9 | Explaining her painting strategy in producing within a closely defined genre , Delia says ‘ I do n't do ‘ Spaniels ’ as a type . |
| 10 | She 'd been so sure that Marianne would waste no time in spreading her poison — now she did n't know how to start explaining her disappearance . |
| 11 | Around a surrealistic voice sampled from some US TV slot ( where a female patient is explaining her habit of grinding her teeth down to stumps in her sleep ) and a garbled vocal , Therapy ? build up a wall of solid playing that only they can eventually tear down . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid what he has to say will cause considerable distress , ’ she said , after explaining her reason for telephoning . |
| 13 | Ms Siobhan Fahey ( see below ) has been explaining her emigration to the south of France . |
| 14 | ‘ Come on then , ’ she said and , opening her door , hopped out . |
| 15 | Opening her door , she edged inside and tried to close it . |
| 16 | Opening her briefcase , she stared down at the contents . |
| 17 | There was of course Ferdinando , but she hesitated over opening her heart to her husband , who would in any case need her letter read to him and would be unable to answer of his own accord . |
| 18 | Contrary to Cissie 's opinion , she herself was glad that David had stopped her from opening her heart to this impressionable young girl . |
| 19 | One friend raised £731 in one day by opening her home up for coffee , teas , and raffles . |
| 20 | She smiled a nervous , hungry sort of smile , opening her arms to welcome them as Finn had done . |
| 21 | This refers to her opening her wings fully and riding the wind . |
| 22 | Opening her case , she took out a syringe and filled it with a heart and respiratory stimulant . |
| 23 | Opening her purse to look for change , she crossed the road to the phone box . |
| 24 | She accepted them without opening her eyes . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a pity about Celia , is n't it , ’ she said , opening her eyes . |
| 26 | ‘ Why , Wilson , ’ Mrs Browning said , opening her eyes wide , ‘ it had not occurred to me , nor I am sure to my husband , to think Ferdinando might not go with us . |
| 27 | Susan was already opening her eyes . |
| 28 | She was not grief-stricken the way she had been when her father died , but sorrow was a weight which kept her from opening her eyes on a world where she would sorely miss his company . |
| 29 | Yes , I 'm all right , ’ Tamar replied , opening her eyes and then veiling them with the black sweep of her lashes , but not before Tempy had seen the gleam of triumph in their topaz depths . |
| 30 | Now she pleased Miss Beard by opening her eyes wide and looking suitably impressed . |