Example sentences of "[vb past] her [prep] both " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rain caught her in both arms , held her tight , and knew it was only her grasp which kept the woman upright . |
| 2 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
| 3 | At the end , the photographer kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're getting my postcards , are n't you ? ’ he asked as he kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 5 | Raimondo kissed her on both cheeks , then clapped his hands and began barking out orders . |
| 6 | ‘ Vitor 's happy to take you , ’ she declared serenely , and kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 7 | He read her expression — enquiring — and touched her on both shoulders . |
| 8 | ‘ Tough shit , ’ Rory said , and tickled her with both hands this time , producing a yelp . |
| 9 | The following case example is of a patient who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because of reasons which placed her in both categories ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) . |
| 10 | The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks . |
| 11 | Alex put it on her finger with a sure movement , took her by both hands , and kissed her closely on the mouth . |
| 12 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 13 | I took her by both hands and I started to swing her in a circle , singing as I went , shouting the words of the song over and over again . |
| 14 | He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him . |
| 15 | He gripped her by both shoulders . |