Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] her [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has since returned 11 times to continue her research on the long-term environmental effects of the US/Vietnam war , and last year published the book The regreening of Vietnam ( The Women 's Press , £17.95hb ) . |
| 2 | Eleanor released her grip on the pedestal and put her hands over her eyes , rocking to and fro and moaning , ‘ I ca n't bear it , I ca n't bear it ! ’ |
| 3 | David dumped her bag on the floor by the bed and then went to open the shutters , letting some real light into the room through the yellowing lace curtains . |
| 4 | A child , allowed to stay up and watch the ball 's beginning , stared wide-eyed from a balcony , while the Countess tapped her stick on the parquet floor in time to the music . |
| 5 | Bella put her hand on the receiver of the telephone by her chair but , even before she could lift it , she heard someone prise open the bedroom window . |
| 6 | Navratilova had watched in awe as Evert opened up the rain-delayed Federation Cup semi-final between the United States and Czechoslovakia to set her team on the way to a 2-0 victory . |
| 7 | Katherine turned her back on the window — and immediately forgot about her children . |
| 8 | Lissa adjusted her foothold on the sloping riverbank and stared crossly at the cabin cruiser moored on the gently rippling water . |
| 9 | The Queen takes her seat on the River Bus . |
| 10 | Maggie kissed her mother on the cheek . |
| 11 | As early as 1933 , when he was nineteen , he watched in joy and fascination as Germany burst into a new era , and Russia fed her revolution on the flesh of her own children . |
| 12 | As Tallis focused her gaze on the young magic-man she could see that the newest skull was a blank-faced mask , crudely chipped out of a circle of rain-softened bark . |
| 13 | Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up , out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp . |
| 14 | Once again he sounded full of pain and Maggie put her hand on the strong brown arm ; she just could n't help it . |
| 15 | Slowly , Fand leaned her forehead on the spear-shaft , fair hair raying out in the water . |
| 16 | He had visions of booking in to the same hotel several weeks running and a knowing clerk saying , ‘ Ah , I see sir has a new Mrs Smith this weekend … ’ as his latest girl flashed her ring on the desk . |
| 17 | Helen banged her fist on the table . |
| 18 | Rain renewed her grip on the woman . |
| 19 | Deaconess Tilley plumped her bag on the table and put herself between Mrs Yaxlee and the window . |
| 20 | Once the machine was hissing and the aroma of coffee was spreading through the flat Rain tossed her bag on the couch , kicked off her sandals and opened the doors to the garden . |
| 21 | Rory patted her hand on the table . |
| 22 | It was with her confidence bolstered by the outcome of this meeting that Mrs Thatcher left for the Commons to make her statement on the Paris summit meeting . |
| 23 | On the few occasions when she had been compelled to enter the water , she had stayed in the very shallowest part of the pool and had never for a moment released her grip on the handrail . |
| 24 | Lindsey concentrated her gaze on the monitor screen she had flicked into life . |
| 25 | Charity dropped her tray on the nearest table . |
| 26 | There was a familiarity to it , but — Paige turned her head on the pillow as a band of light , growing wider , spread over the carpet . |
| 27 | This month Anna completes her report on the standard version of this software program with a look at colour patterning . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll just have to get to the house and start proving that this particular astrologer has her finger on the button , wo n't we ? ’ |
| 29 | On one embarrassing occasion Queen Mary caught her earring on the beard of the plumber who was showing her that the lavatory cistern really worked . |
| 30 | He then passed it through the letterbox and the baby ate her meal on the freezing patio . |