Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She shook her head to rearrange her disarrayed hair ; the golden tresses tumbling about her face and shoulders in glorious abandon made her look doubly desirable . |
| 2 | She did what she could with her tousled mass of auburn curls , but when she twisted it into its usual topknot the starkness of the style served only to emphasise the weariness in her wide-set eyes , and with a little mutter of disgust she let the curls fall again , tumbling about her shoulders in riotous abandon . |
| 3 | The other woman shook her head bemusedly , sending her tousled red curls tumbling about her face . |
| 4 | Rory shook her head , sending her long wheat-coloured curls tumbling about her face . |
| 5 | Horribly aware of her own dishevelled state , her tousled hair tumbling about her flushed cheeks , Rory pulled herself up to her full height , summoning up all the strength she possessed to glare regally back at him . |
| 6 | For though the thought of making love with either Giles or Clive made her cringe in distaste , imagining Nathan Bryce 's arms around her , his mouth plundering hers as he moulded her against his powerful , hard-muscled length , sent hot sweet sensation lancing through her body . |
| 7 | A large woman who is not apologising for her size is certainly not a figure to invite the dominant meanings which our culture attaches to femininity . |
| 8 | ‘ The cow grows hoarse , weeping for her calf … . ’ |
| 9 | She is a body in a room ; she is the room ; her head takes off to become a camera snapping and exposing the million thoughts flashing through her brain every second . |
| 10 | ‘ You 've probably lain like that with dozens of women , ’ she threw back at him , not caring what she said as long as she could exorcise the intimate pictures still flashing through her mind . |
| 11 | Her body seemed determined to ignore the danger signals now at last flashing through her brain . |
| 12 | He stirred under her touch and turned towards her , his head rooting for her shoulder , like a child 's . |
| 13 | What she felt was a thick , oily wedge inching between her quim lips into her most intimate love grotto . |
| 14 | While a lioness is lactating for her cub she will not produce another cub ; but when her cub is killed ( or is weaned ) she soon becomes ready to reproduce again . |
| 15 | She cradled Ari 's head in her lap as the girl gave in to the overwhelming sensations crashing through her nervous system . |
| 16 | The rain had succeeded in filtering through her thin jacket to the blouse beneath , and in her present damp state she 'd probably finish up with pneumonia or some such ailment . |
| 17 | It was a chilling thought that the very circumstances she was using for her own purpose accorded only too well with the Empress 's schemes . |
| 18 | On the landing , she led the way to the small room she had been using as her office . |
| 19 | Warmth came flooding back , and once again joy , intense and unbounded , went singing through her veins . |
| 20 | The open-topped Suzuki jeep she 'd hired was easy to drive and the breeze whipping through her hair helped to clear her head . |
| 21 | Donna made herself comfortable and prepared to sleep , wondering , despite the fact that she was tired , whether or not the thoughts tumbling through her mind would be still long enough to allow her two or three precious hours ' rest . |
| 22 | ( Would he seize the chance to give her a message , without her mother seeing through her ruse ? |
| 23 | Bunny loves cooking ( she is trained to cordon bleu standard ) and after a lifetime 's experience of entertaining , cooking for her guests presents no problem . |
| 24 | She is a local farmer 's daughter and was quite used to cooking for her six brothers and one sister . |
| 25 | When I was finally called one wintry Monday by the neighbours , she looked quite dreadful ; her faced was bruised from several falls the previous night , she was struggling for her breath , her legs and thighs were painful and very swollen . |
| 26 | There was this old lady comes towards me ; she was fussing about her luggage , that a porter was pushing behind her on a trolley . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's always fussing about her food , ’ said Camille . |
| 28 | It was ironic , especially as it was he who was causing her world to come crashing about her head . |
| 29 | As Marianne walked to the door , she turned away , unable to look at the woman who 'd brought her world crashing about her ears like a fragile house of cards . |
| 30 | Claudia was still upstairs , resting after her bath . |