Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] her [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shock made her cry out , and he closed the door and moved towards her in quick strides , putting his hand across her mouth to stop-her scream . |
| 2 | Even though hooded by shadow , Blanche sensed Urquhart 's eyes narrow and bore into her like hungry grubs . |
| 3 | It was a foolish thing to do , she knew that a fraction of a second too late ; he cannoned into her with such force that she fell heavily to the ground . |
| 4 | But then she looked into his eyes , which dwelt upon her in huge solemnity , and knew that he was burningly sincere . |
| 5 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
| 6 | Because , it occurred to her with heart-stopping suddenness , the last thing in the world she wanted was to be around when Rohan Saint Yves married Antoinette — or anyone else . |
| 7 | On waking , it occurred to her with renewed conviction that the experience of two days before might have been no more than a temporary aberration of an exhausted mind . |
| 8 | As always , the scent of Californian Poppy wafted about her in perfumed clouds . |
| 9 | He came towards her with outstretched hand . |
| 10 | He appealed to her in several languages , including German . |
| 11 | How on earth could he tell ? she wondered , hunched against the banshee howling that came at her from all directions , hurling rain against her skin with such force it stung like grit . |
| 12 | Doreen turned upon her with imperious authority . |
| 13 | Of all the nurses she had known only Minnie Robinson had remained loved and revered and even now , when she was old and pensioned off , Miss Arabel visited her faithfully and turned to her in complete trust for advice and comfort . |
| 14 | I lived with her for four years . |
| 15 | She worked for her for eighteen years . |
| 16 | An officer who worked alongside her for many years interpreted the fact that he had seen her kneeling at the mercy seat more than any other officer as a sign of her close relationship with God and the constant need for the kind of realignment which requires a certain humbling of oneself . |
| 17 | And my hands , my heavy hands , they glided over her with careful diffidence , not so much touching or feeling but defining her anatomy . |
| 18 | Hope broke over her in tumultuous waves . |
| 19 | A deep lump seemed to fill Laura'a throat as the little blonde girls clung to her for some minutes . |
| 20 | His eyes clung to her like thirsty leeches , watching for any movement , the revolver trained on her back . |
| 21 | She embraced her sobbing daughter and clung to her in desperate shame . |
| 22 | He began to think that he had perhaps been unfair to Tess , and he thought about her with growing affection . |
| 23 | Robbie felt her cheeks flush scarlet and she looked about her in angry embarrassment . |
| 24 | She walked away with a poise unmatched by any woman of his acquaintance , and he stared after her with angry fascination . |
| 25 | He thought of her with shocked tenderness and a kind of sad humility . |
| 26 | His memories of Sarah were as strong as ever , but he thought of her with mixed emotions . |
| 27 | Miss Groundwater — he found that he thought of her in this way again , as a fillip to rage — was seated at her mirror , already in her nightgown , brushing out her hair . |
| 28 | But whatever she was up to — and it was something — she spent days ticking and marking the party guest list , a thick , creamy piece of paper she kept with her at all times . |
| 29 | Sabine looked round her with eager curiosity , her gaze lingering on one large central tapestry . |
| 30 | Katherine looked round her in some confusion . |