Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And her heart seemed to quicken in response .
2 And in that instant her heart seemed to burst with love inside her and simultaneously shrivel with grief and helplessness .
3 Every tiny hair follicle on her skin seemed to prickle into overdrive .
4 Her mouth opened to scream for help , but the sound emerged as a strangled groan as she realised the mind-numbing truth .
5 Her body seemed to leap into overdrive .
6 As her body began to shake with mirth , Ludovico raised himself up in dismay and cried , ‘ What do I do wrong ?
7 When , by Thursday , Helen had heard nothing from Giles the words that rang in her head began to turn from music to mockery .
8 Her voice seemed to fray with foreboding ; it was as if , Ruth thought , Gran had forbidden herself to speak .
9 Her spine was so tense , her shoulders so rigid , that she ached all over and that empty and gnawing pain in her stomach seemed to increase in severity as dusk approached and the hour when son and husband would return grew closer .
10 Her face seems to glow with happiness as if a vision has of a sudden become reality .
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