Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] her [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | My mum said , she 's going my mum said , she was going to sign in because she was late , and then I was giving her a pen like |
2 | ‘ I was showing her a bird , ’ Mandy interrupted , turning and wrinkling her nose in playful warning at Charity . |
3 | It says much for the calibre of Mrs Kirkley that , after greeting Aggie with an inclination of her head and a smile , she looked at Millie , who was handing her the present , and said , ‘ Oh , thank you very much , Millie ; I 'm sure they 'll be delightful . |
4 | ‘ Who was selling her the stuff , this same man ? ’ |
5 | She had the feeling that someone or something was watching her every movement . |
6 | He said , ‘ Angie … ’ and she stood aside to let him in , lost for words , then followed him to the kitchen , as if he were showing her the way . |
7 | She felt it probing her mind , as if it was asking her a question , searching for something in her mind . |
8 | Throwing him a look of haughty disdain , she bent down to push her boots into the ski-bindings , furiously aware that he was watching her every move . |
9 | Horribly aware that he was watching her every move , she tentatively slid the skis forward , uttering up a silent word of thanks when they obeyed . |
10 | She flicked him a quick glance , then concentrated on lifting two green-patterned mugs from the cupboard and placing them neatly on the marble counter , all too aware that he was watching her every move . |
11 | She thought he was throwing her a sop and it steeled her . |
12 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |
13 | Yet he was giving her a choice , Isabel realised suddenly . |
14 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
15 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |
16 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
17 | But , even while her spirits were taking a nosedive that , supposing he was offering her a lift to Prague , there would n't be any point in accepting if it was unlikely she 'd be able to book in anywhere , he , to her absolute astonishment , was going on , ‘ There 's a spare room in a suite I 've reserved for this month — you can have that if you wish . ’ |
18 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
19 | He was offering her the protection of his house and name . |