Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] she [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he lay down on her , his weight sinking her in the bed as if in sand . |
| 2 | She could feel his hot weight pinning her against the mattress , her legs helplessly kicking out as he began remorselessly to stroke her silken side , bringing his hand slowly and repeatedly from shoulder to hip . |
| 3 | A further door led off to the right , with a tiled passage taking her to the bathroom , and another large square room at the end , which was probably the dining-room . |
| 4 | She looked up and found Alain 's eyes on her , the dark gaze studying her through the driving mirror . |
| 5 | She was very conscious of the girl following her towards the drawing-room and a sudden sense of jealousy bit like sharp teeth as Emily imagined them together , Craig , and this girl who , however poor she might be , had beauty as well as dignity . |
| 6 | They were expressive eyes , she decided , at the moment reminding her of the softness of brown velvet . |
| 7 | She turned her face away , embarrassment bringing her to the brink of tears . |
| 8 | Taking her arm , he drew her to her feet , his body shielding her from the rest of the room . |
| 9 | It was n't the truth awaiting her at the château that she feared , but one much closer to home . |
| 10 | Zoe 's horse ’ Scrumpy ’ stumbled after a jump catapulting her into the ground . |
| 11 | It was also reported that a new chapter in Andrew Morton 's controversial biography of the Princess would include details of a letter from the Duke warning her of the damage she was causing the Royal Family . |
| 12 | Amidst the noise of children shouting , women calling across the alley , and dogs barking , Sarah seemed to hear her father condemning her for the way she had behaved these last months , and her misery grew . |
| 13 | She remembered dinner , then dancing with Jack Butler , Annie saying something to her , a nun taking her by the arm . |
| 14 | His eyes scanned her bare fingers and returned to her face , their icy glitter freezing her to the floor . |
| 15 | ‘ What now ? ’ she snapped , apprehension putting her on the attack . |
| 16 | ‘ I made a mistake casting her in the part and I felt very badly about it , ’ was all Warren Beatty would say . |
| 17 | Rune opened the door propelling her across the threshold , turning her in his arms as he thrust the door closed behind them with his foot . |
| 18 | Isabella does not know that the Duke had played the role of the Friar instructing her in the foiling of Angelo 's plots , and so , lacking any independent evidence , she realizes how feeble her case must seem ; yet she still affirms that But the Duke , behaving as Angelo had predicted , and as he would have to behave if he had no evidence , sweeps aside her complaint , leaving her with only heaven to appeal to : The evil is indeed finally ‘ unfolded ’ , not by heaven but by the Duke , although Angelo ( as if recalling that passage in Luke 's gospel ) ascribes divine omniscience to him : But the Duke has only used deception and disguise , legitimately , as Shakespeare makes him say : ‘ Craft against vice I must apply ’ ( III.ii.270 ) . |
| 19 | George , who was to be in charge of the wires , having earlier walked round her as if he were the hangman measuring her for the drop , said Mary Deare would come into her own when she flew . |
| 20 | She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed . |
| 21 | The sheriff made an order placing her in the care of the social work department . |
| 22 | The girl , who can not be named for legal reasons , was in court to hear the judge dismiss her father 's appeal against a magistrates ' order placing her in the care of London 's Southwark Council under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 23 | And Carolyn Dalzell , 18 , claims her landlord has thrown her out of the house blaming her for the fire . |