Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] close " in BNC.
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| 1 | She kissed and blessed him and hugged him close , and it seemed to the uneasy watchers that she would after all change her mind . |
| 2 | His voice dropped to a low note of affection as he slid an arm around her shoulders and drew her close to his side . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , now , it 's not been as bad as that , ’ he said , shamefaced , and laid his arm awkwardly round her shoulders and drew her close to him . |
| 4 | Hari held out her arms and drew him close . |
| 5 | He grabbed the poor creature by the neck and drew him close , then gazed savagely across at us . |
| 6 | He put his arm around Christina 's waist , and pulled her close to him . |
| 7 | He sat up , looking at her , astonished by her behaviour , then laughed and pulled her close again , kissing her . |
| 8 | He laughed and pulled her close to him . |
| 9 | They way he just took my hair in one hand , while we were standing looking up at that God-awful window in the great hall , and turned my head to him , and pulled me close ; tongue down my throat before I knew what was happening , and there was something adolescent and desperate beneath all that working-class directness , but Jesus , I felt wanted … |
| 10 | She had never met Naomi in her life , but in death she grew to love her : she had taken her into herself , had learned her likings , had read her books and tried ( although not herself musical ) to listen to her music , she had spoken much of her to the children , had insisted upon treating her as an ally , as a friend beyond the grave , had reinvented her and kept her close to them — oh , not without awareness of the dangers , of the necessary distortions and consolations , but then all life is danger , and Liz had embarked willingly upon its full tide with those three small boys , with that ambitious , importunate widower and that friendly ghost . |
| 11 | Never again , except in the nostalgic hopefulness of a few — would the ceremonies be performed ; gone were the offerings , the blood-shedding , the fire and incense , the gorgeous ( and the plain ) robes , and the rest of the sacred imagery which ‘ fenced-off ’ God 's otherness from the people — and brought them close to him in awe and penitence . |
| 12 | He put his arm around her with difficulty and held her close to him . |
| 13 | She put her arms round her girl and held her close to her heart . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , my dear heart , ’ Ven breathed , and held her close up against him for long , long happy minutes . |
| 15 | He picked me up , and held me close to him like a baby . |
| 16 | ’ He released his hand and seized my arm , shoulder , neck , waist and held me close to him . |
| 17 | At last Jehan began to cry , and Burun rocked him and held him close . |
| 18 | She put her arms up and held him close to her . |
| 19 | He kissed her , without undue passion , and , despite herself , Shelley reached up her arms and held him close . |
| 20 | One or two snatched up their children and held them close , making signs to warn off the evil eye . |