Example sentences of "her [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , it seemed easier to surrender to her eagerness for information , to let her make coffee for both of them , then answer her innumerable questions as best she could . |
| 2 | Let her eat lunch and then give her a mild tranquilliser . |
| 3 | Ten minutes later she drove into the main entrance of Conway House and gradually she felt her anger ebb away . |
| 4 | And then — ’ She felt her glance slide away to the distant peaks across the valley . |
| 5 | If she wants a routine to fill her day let her do community work . |
| 6 | Crushed against that bare muscular chest , his thighs hard against hers , she felt her head spin . |
| 7 | When it came to their turn , both men shook Elsa Lawrence 's hand , felt her limp grasp in theirs . |
| 8 | Of what interest could her present lifestyle be to him ? |
| 9 | Liking Julia as he did , admiring her stringent intelligence , her honesty , the unexpected humility that would never let her give advice unless she was asked for it , and her unfailing reasonableness , it had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her . |
| 10 | He said nothing , letting her give vent to her distress , his thumb lightly stroking the silky curls at the nape of her neck . |
| 11 | Holding her in his arms , warm and loving , feeling her fear drain away , was beginning — shamefully , he thought — to rouse him . |
| 12 | She lay on her back in the darkened room and felt her mind swell with memories . |
| 13 | Also , the folds of the skin around a baby 's eyes sometimes make her look cross-eyed when she is n't . |
| 14 | her thighs are far heavier than usual which makes her look solid and strong . |
| 15 | Being taller would make her look slimmer , although she was quite slender now . |
| 16 | But we can make her look part of the magic theme . |
| 17 | She disliked the photograph of herself in shorts , which she thought made her look fat ; in fact she looked remarkably fit for a fifty-two-year-old . |
| 18 | She wore a dark make-up base and painted kohl on her inner eyelids and a golden circle on her forehead to make her look Indian with her brown hair , and dabbed an oil-based perfume called Roma behind her ears . |
| 19 | The photo in Conchis 's room made her look heavy-chinned , but she was n't . |
| 20 | 'In other words , ’ said Codron , ‘ we were responsible for totally mucking up this woman 's entry into womanhood by letting her see Loot . ’ |
| 21 | She felt her skin burn , it was intolerable to have to listen to this . |
| 22 | His eyes glittered like steel in the moonlight , and she felt her skin burn beneath the imprisoning band of his fingers . |
| 23 | ‘ Here 's to thee , shipmate ! ’ she said in a mock bass voice , giggled … and felt her skin shrivel . |
| 24 | Though his eyes were narrowed against the sun , there was no mistaking the glitter in them , and Polly felt her skin tingle as she coloured . |
| 25 | He reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from her face , and she felt her skin tingle where it had been touched . |
| 26 | She wondered idly how he had occupied the evening , then felt her face burn at the memory of his low opinion of her . |
| 27 | So many years a teacher , you know it all ! she sneered , feeling her face twist grey and cold . |
| 28 | Kelly felt her face turn red with embarrassment . |
| 29 | She felt her face colour . |
| 30 | She felt her face colour , but before she could invent an answer Luke had broken in again . |