Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] her [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman behind the counter had been gazing at her through strong spectacles and now scratched doubtfully at her moustache with a thumb-nail . |
| 2 | We have been looking for her for three weeks . |
| 3 | Once Celie finds out her sister was still alive and had been writing to her for all this time but she had not received any letters because Albert had intercepted the letters , she stopped writing to God . |
| 4 | The dawn ride alone with Jacques Devraux through the breathtaking natural beauty of the tropical forest had first heightened the pleasurable feeling of pent-up excitement that had been growing within her in recent days , then eventually left her feeling tense and on edge . |
| 5 | She was in high spirits ; the idea which had been growing in her with increasing , undeniable force was now going to become a reality . |
| 6 | Craig had been staying with her for some weeks now and she had grown used to seeing him there in her kitchen . |
| 7 | And Robert Urquhart had been shown to be lying to her about more than his affections . |
| 8 | All day this shadow grew in her mind and by the time school was over and she was running along the railway line , it seemed to be running behind her like some dark , winged creature . |
| 9 | Dislike might be bubbling inside her like bitter acid , but it had n't prevented her from doing a good job . |
| 10 | should be fighting for her on this not giving way |
| 11 | Fenella looked over her shoulder at them and saw that they were looking at her with such blind trust and with such faith that cold anger rose in her at the evil Lord who had forced them to his work . |
| 12 | Realizing that not only Mrs Whittaker , but twelve newly arrived first-year students , were waiting for her in expectant silence , she pulled herself together . |
| 13 | Robyn turned the ignition over , realising he was gaining on her with remarkable speed , and the jeep roared into life . |
| 14 | ‘ He does n't , eh ? ’ said the tramp , who was looking at her with great interest . |
| 15 | He was looking at her with faint amusement in his eyes , one eyebrow slightly raised , and she became aware that he was quite used to this reaction from women to his undoubted charisma . |
| 16 | He was looking at her with one eyebrow cocked . |
| 17 | He was looking at her with such tenderness and love that she thought she would faint from sheer happiness . |
| 18 | He was looking at her with frank enjoyment that seemed untainted by any sort of guilt . |
| 19 | But Wolff was looking at her with frank and breathless admiration . |
| 20 | Ruth was looking at her at last with sharp , bright black eyes . |
| 21 | She played with her leather gloves , turning each finger inside-out then carefully back again , aware that he was looking at her in that old , familiar searching way that somehow held her spellbound , draining her will to push the door and get away . |
| 22 | An awful suspicion was growing in her like some bizarre fungus from a tiny spore . |
| 23 | She wondered why he was speaking to her in such a quiet , gentling tone , then realised how stiffly she was holding herself . |
| 24 | Opening heavy lids , she found that he was staring at her with burning eyes , yet she was aware that he 'd imposed on himself an icy control . |
| 25 | Alyssia sat up quickly and looked at Piers , who was staring at her with that perpetual look of lazy mockery on his face . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're the obvious person to do it , ’ Cara , ignoring that her sister was staring at her in total disbelief , went on . |
| 27 | What she was feeling now , however , was biting into her with relentless ferocity . |
| 28 | he was talking to her like seven years old . |
| 29 | An old woman with a hunched-up back and a walking-stick was beckoning to her with one hand a few yards away . |