Example sentences of "[prep] her [adj] [noun sg] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last she rose from the water , wrapping a towel about her damp body as she walked to her room , mentally weighed down by her thoughts , and physically wearied , too . |
| 2 | Dolly tried to keep her weight off her right foot as she climbed the stairs . |
| 3 | ‘ Someone had to do it , ’ she hissed through her black veil as she passed Nathan on the way back . |
| 4 | Something white flew out of her swirling skirt as she ran , fluttered its way , unnoticed , to the ground . |
| 5 | Despite the misery that still numbed her emotions , Folly felt a trace of her former enthusiasm as she outlined the scheme , suitably cut down to take account of her lack of capital . |
| 6 | Orlan , 45 , is currently showing a video of her last operation as she tours Australia to display herself as a living work of art . |
| 7 | of unsuspected joys … the delectable smell of her own bread as it emerges crisp and brown from the oven , and the satisfaction of stitching up a new print dress on her own sewing machine … the smell of fresh earth in her own backyard |
| 8 | Lindsey slipped the stethoscope into the pocket of her white coat as they headed back to reception . |
| 9 | Ace unfastened her safety harness and clutched the sides of her shaking couch as she pulled herself into a sitting position . |
| 10 | She closed her eyes , leaning back against her remaining pillow as she tried to recall that aspect of her childhood . |
| 11 | He tore his mouth away at last to rub his cheek against her untidy hair as he crushed her against his chest . |
| 12 | After carrying out her duties as a home help in the Fermanagh village of Tempo she slips into her unpaid role as she cooks , cares , does the shopping and provides transport for the many village people who have come to depend on her selfless efforts . |
| 13 | ‘ Come and dance with me , ’ he said , and his fingers cut into her tender flesh as he grasped her arm . |
| 14 | He gripped her upper arms , his fingers pressing cruelly into her tender flesh as he shoved her none too gently away to arm 's length . |
| 15 | Looking into her churning heart as she stood there that night , she knew she felt an affection for the man opposite and believed he had some affection for her . |
| 16 | A car smashed into her rear end as she dithered over which direction to take . |
| 17 | The night before my friend 's birthday , she bumped into her four-year-old son as she was going upstairs . |
| 18 | She was as individualistic as Rokovssky , as much in love with her own competence as he was with his . |
| 19 | ‘ She went back to work very quickly after her operation and if she goes on with her busy life as she fully intends to do , she needs a day or two off occasionally . |
| 20 | The child wore a soft yellow woollen cotte and a brocaded surcoat stiff with gilt thread , and smoothed at her finery with her free hand as she approached , aware of the need to look her best before this unknown lady . |
| 21 | Marc slid it off and trailed it all the way back along her inner arm as he withdrew his own . |
| 22 | She ran the tip of her tongue along her upper lip as she concentrated . |
| 23 | Leonora quivered , her teeth caught in her lower lip as he kissed each breast in turn , his lips lingering over their slight curves . |
| 24 | Rae imagined the fear in her sunless face as she scrambled up the rough bark . |
| 25 | She was not feeling in her sunniest humour as she wondered if she was going to have to wait all day tomorrow for her summons , when someone rang her doorbell . |
| 26 | She had never responded to any man in her whole life as she did to Felipe . |
| 27 | What I am saying ? she thought wildly , aware of the thumping beat of her heart , the tension in her whole body as she gripped the phone and waited for his curt reply . |
| 28 | There was terror in her white face as she saw this . |
| 29 | ‘ You know , you sure are different from the way I 'd imagined you , ’ she said in her slow drawl as she poured out fresh drinks for them both . |
| 30 | The superintendent had fallen asleep during the journey , her head gently rolling from side to side against the car seat , her front teeth prominent in her open mouth as she breathed through her nose . |