Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was in the cafeteria a short while later , steadfastly keeping her back to the huge windows with their wonderful view of the skiers outside , when a hand descended on to her shoulder , making her start in alarm . |
| 2 | Back at the office , Schellenberg changed into a light grey flannel suit in the bathroom , speaking through the other door to Ilse Huber as he dressed , filling her in on the whole business . |
| 3 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 4 | ‘ Take the cases ! ’ said Damian bitingly , his hand gripping Rachel 's arm and marching her out through the sliding doors to the limousine . |
| 5 | To have tried to help Jacqui in the matter of the photographs was illogical , but at least generous , getting her out of an awkward situation . |
| 6 | Merrill 's inner sensors caught the onslaught , and her heart lurched , tipping her back into the treacherous quicksands of desire and suspicion . |
| 7 | ‘ Good morning , Mrs Wooldridge , ’ said Mrs Deacon , letting her in by the back door . |
| 8 | Stiffly , she spun on her heel and began to march away , but Roman caught her arm , hauling her back with an insulting lack of effort . |
| 9 | I then brought the session to an end by bringing her out of the hypnotic state . |
| 10 | Carol sat up , resting her back against the padded headboard . |
| 11 | ‘ You are all the same , ’ I had said — reducing her from an individual to a stereotype , lumping her in with the worst of the cherry berets . |
| 12 | As the girl played the woman dilated her nostrils and rose slightly off the piano stool , as if someone was drawing her up by an invisible wire attached to the crown of her head . |
| 13 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 14 | Barely noticing the brief , sharp moment of pain as her flesh yielded to his , she was caught up in a maelstrom of whirling sensations , the hard , pulsating rhythm drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool , before her body was suddenly racked by shuddering convulsions of a pleasure so incredibly intense that it was almost too much to bear . |
| 15 | ‘ However , I 'm afraid that it is you who are mistaken , regarding your future marriage plans , ’ he added , taking her arm and issuing her out of the front door . |
| 16 | I did n't want to have to keep carrying her back to the same perch for the rest of her life , although she did occasionally fly to the perch herself , she was so used to it . |
| 17 | Then they pushed her , from one man to another , making her stumble as each man greedily explored her body before shoving her on to the next man . |
| 18 | Then he sprang , bearing her down into the trampled snow only a few paces from Yet 's body . |
| 19 | This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire … |
| 20 | I not only require total dependence , sabiha tieghi , ’ he teased , steering her back to the shadowy bed , and drawing her into his arms against the rumpled linen sheets . |
| 21 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |
| 22 | Inside her , there was a small life forming , something precious and wonderful ; but there was also a deadness in her , weighing her down like a physical burden , a burden that grew harder to bear with every passing day . |
| 23 | And he keeps shooing her out into the cold hard world . ’ |