Example sentences of "[vb past] her [adj] hair " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delaney hesitated , then stroked her wildly-blowing hair , feeling it fluttering in his hand , like a captured bird . |
| 2 | At that David leaned forward and stroked her horrible hair . |
| 3 | He stroked her fair hair before taking it . |
| 4 | For a moment he stroked her fair hair back away from her face , his eyes roaming over her , and Jenna could hear her own heart beating like a hammer . |
| 5 | Fernando stroked her silky hair and kissed her forehead . |
| 6 | He grasped her long hair , so that strands of silk fell through his fingers , and tugged her head back gently , kissing her on her neck , muttering things that she could barely hear , far less understand . |
| 7 | The sun caught her dazzling hair , and as Edouard sprang to his feet she smiled at him . |
| 8 | A gilt clip fastened her fine hair in a high ponytail , and this peach-toned dress of Sea Island cotton , although it was fairly plain with its simply cut bodice , high-neck , elbow sleeves and knee-length pleated skirt , was n't what any sensible person would wear sailing . |
| 9 | Her soft brown wool suit and velvet Vandyke cap perfectly complemented her auburn hair . |
| 10 | She screwed a wetted face flannel into a point and dug it into Léonie 's ears , then attacked her unruly hair with a hard brush . |
| 11 | Belinda , who has had chemotherapy which made her blonde hair fall out , had just one thing on her mind yesterday — her present . |
| 12 | ‘ There has been a call , monsieur , ’ he announced , taking the luggage and casting one interested look at Jenna with dark eyes that widened perceptibly as he noticed her ash-blonde hair , almost silvery in the sunlight . |
| 13 | She continued to play until his hands came on her shoulders , and somehow she kept on playing until his hand lifted her loose hair behind the ear and his mouth came down and touched it . |
| 14 | ‘ Well — ’ Marianne shook her blonde hair back over her shoulder ‘ — you know which room I 'm in , Dane . |
| 15 | She shook her blonde hair . |
| 16 | All the same , she was n't best pleased to be disturbed by a knock on her door as she wrapped herself in a towelling robe and hid her wet hair in a turban after she stepped out of the shower . |
| 17 | He took off her mob cap and touched her dark hair which sprang up in unruly profusion . |
| 18 | He touched her short hair tenderly , reached up , and slowly slid the glasses from her nose . |
| 19 | Slowly , as if driven , and knowing full well what she was doing , Meredith pulled off her hat and released her own hair again as he neared the end of the duckboards , still gently guiding the old lady and chatting to her courteously . |
| 20 | She brushed her long hair into a shining mane and arranged it carefully around her shoulders . |
| 21 | It had a deep brim which widened towards the chin so that in profile the face would be hidden , and before she put it on Sarah brushed her unruly hair until it looked smooth , then she parted it in the middle and drew it tightly back . |
| 22 | Jenny swung her blonde hair over her shoulder . |
| 23 | Increasingly conscious that her age was held against her , she dyed her grey hair and bought a suit that hangs in the wardrobe beside her jeans and sweaters . |
| 24 | The astonishing garment was made of some smooth material in a mixture of very dark greens and blues which flattered her blonde hair and made her slate-coloured eyes even more ravishing than usual . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll give it up , you know , everything , ’ she told him as she absently towelled her wet hair . |
| 26 | She gathered her straggly hair into a bun at the back of her head , holding it with her left hand while she pulled down the polo neck of her thin jumper . |
| 27 | Meredith tossed her glorious hair and saw Lucenzo 's eyes kindle . |
| 28 | It was clear she was waging an internal battle with herself , but finally the actress in her won out , and she tossed her luxuriant hair back contemptuously . |
| 29 | She tucked in her brown silk blouse , tossed her red hair free and strode off towards the editor 's office , Mitch behind her admiring her slender figure and keeping his thoughts strictly to himself . |
| 30 | Rachaela took her damp hair out of the towel . |