Example sentences of "her [noun pl] and [vb past] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paige smiled her thanks and pulled out a chair , yet before she sat down she could n't resist the urge to cast a furtive glance over her shoulder . |
| 2 | She drew the cigarette from her lips and blew out the smoke thoughtfully . |
| 3 | Griselda opened her eyes and licked up the tear . |
| 4 | between her knees and spelt out the sign |
| 5 | Not giving her resolve time to weaken , she slipped off her shoes and hurtled up the alley as fast as she could go . |
| 6 | She reached between her feet and dragged out a wizened melon . |
| 7 | She pushed at the curl , then reached down for the shoulder-bag that lay at her feet and dug out an ebony hair pick . |
| 8 | Expertly , he tied her hands behind her back , felt inside her pockets and took out a key . |
| 9 | She rummaged in her pockets and pulled out the keys with one hand , and the bit of paper with the other . |
| 10 | She took off her glasses and turned down the collar . |
| 11 | She turned away , fumbled in her skirts and drew out a gleaming coin . |
| 12 | She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her . |
| 13 | When the headmistress , with some guilt , asked her to take over the school 's unpopular Commonwealth Society she rolled up her sleeves and cleaned out the dusty room that had been hung with torn posters depicting ‘ Tea-picking in Ceylon , ‘ Coffee Growing in Kenya , ’ and ‘ Sheep Farming in Australia . ’ |
| 14 | Aunt Emily fumbled beneath her pillows and pulled out a small fat volume bound in red morocco . |