Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] her [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And it would be nice if you were to provide her with a little brother or sister . ’
2 There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal .
3 She was unshackled and they were dragging her from the only remaining hut .
4 Lazy-lidded grey eyes in a dark , chisel-chinned face were regarding her with an insulting trace of laughter somewhere in their depths .
5 He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time .
6 When , in the summer of 1983 , she went to England for a few weeks , she took a French companion whose role was to instruct her during every spare moment .
7 And you know she treasures it because it was given her by a grateful patient centuries ago .
8 Ginny could only suppose that Ralph thought he was protecting her from a possible nuisance .
9 Looking impossibly handsome in his formal wedding clothes , he was surveying her with a fierce intensity that not only made her blush furiously , but caused her pulses to race almost out of control .
10 It is her ambition to be tried for her life for murdering a small tobacconist with a meat-cleaver , only to be dramatically cleared when her alibi is established by the bishop who was confirming her at the very moment of the crime .
11 One of them was that the nurse , robbed of her pleasure in subduing the hair , turned her savagery more directly on to Harriet and once in a temper broke both of her charge 's thumbs when she was forcing her into a new pair of white kid gloves for Sunday School .
12 Carolyn was ignoring her like a sulky child .
13 Now he was turning her into a stammering schoolgirl !
14 As the abrasive words poured into her ears , he was moving her against an ornamental lacquerwork cabinet of hip height and bending her backwards , a hand dealing with the intricacies of her bustier with a sure skill that bore witness to a wealth of experience with even the most esoteric of feminine garments .
15 It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role .
16 And then , almost at once , his iron control seemed to snap , and he was kissing her with a frenzied , pent-up , impatient longing that was totally beyond anything she 'd ever experienced before .
17 It was all she was capable of saying for quite some time , for he had captured her lips again and was kissing her with a deeper intensity .
18 She had £8,000 in the Gibraltar fund , a substantial slice of which was providing her with a monthly income .
19 He was treating her like a cheap pick-up .
20 Ted had pulled Katherine away , was navigating her towards the other end of the room .
21 Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them .
22 Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness , and now she could see that he had folded his arms over the enticing broadness of his chest and was watching her with a challenging glitter in his eyes .
23 His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity .
24 He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle .
25 When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression .
26 Josey was watching her from the other side of the fireplace .
27 A Norwegian freedom fighter who knew the area was to take her to the nearby village , after which she was on her own .
28 His pole was impaling her to the absolute limit , and she began panting as if she 'd just run the four-minute mile .
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