Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You , nervous ! ’ she scoffed , and did n't resist when he took her in his arms , cradling her close to his heart . |
| 2 | Then , unexpectedly , he reached up and covered her hand with his own , pressing it firmly to his shoulder . |
| 3 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
| 4 | Holding it close to his face between two big hands , speaking to the picture , he said , ‘ Sweet child . |
| 5 | She was packing his stuff and I was bringing him upstairs to his room like away from her like . |
| 6 | Every Christmas Day he arrived with two bottles of wine , handing them proudly to my sister . |
| 7 | His lips were doing wonderful things to one of her ears and she heard him swallow , then rasp , ‘ I 'm taking you upstairs to my room . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You know I 'm going to have to kiss you first , ’ he murmured seductively , dragging her close to his body . |
| 9 | He glanced at his watch , bringing it close to his face because of the poor light . |
| 10 | On the other hand , Siward could not quite conceal his moment of stillness when Cormac of Dunkeld , bustling up , had drawn forward the boy standing beside him and said , ‘ And now , my lord Siward , may I have the pleasure of introducing you again to your nephew . |
| 11 | She had deliberately kept out of his way until now , leaving the task of showing him upstairs to his godmother 's room to Mrs Diggory . |
| 12 | Doctor Anderson was tying her hair back , pinning it tightly to her head . |
| 13 | North also managed to slip a piece of paper ( ’ Next time you are in Washington please contact me , my name is Oliver North ’ ) into the hand of Alfonso Robelo , a contra leader , in a reception line ; Robelo then had the problem of transferring it invisibly to his pocket . |