Example sentences of "her [noun] [verb] into a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her foot went into a puddle : the green , algae-filled water slopped up over her trainer . |
| 2 | Then , while her insides went into a tangle of mild uproar , he took hold of her by her arms — which in no way helped to mend the way she was feeling — and turned her to face him . |
| 3 | Her heart went into a cartoon clinch : Nothing Else Matters ! |
| 4 | She shivered inwardly , a delicious sensation , and felt her heart break into a gallop . |
| 5 | It happened so fast that her mind went into a spin , and she reeled dizzily , her gaze unfocused . |
| 6 | Her lips curved into a grin . |
| 7 | She stood off to one side , her lips twisted into a grimace of disgust at their vulgarity . |
| 8 | The only alteration in her face was the pucker of her lips melting into a pout of unrelieved gloom as they shut the door behind them . |
| 9 | The sergeant watched his boss scrutinise Jane Pargeter , her lips pulled into a look of scepticism to match his own . |
| 10 | She was killed in Nottinghamshire while trying to get help after her car ran into a ditch . |
| 11 | She shut up and her mouth fell into a gape , the sweat appeared in globules on her upper lip , the colour deepened in her face and she seemed to have to force breath into her lungs as she listened to him now saying , ‘ You 'll not tell me any more what I 've got to do and what I have n't got to do . |
| 12 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |
| 13 | Helen paused and her mouth flickered into a smile . |
| 14 | Her body went into a spasm of tension as she recognised Fernando 's voice . |
| 15 | In the loft above the room , police found the woman had sexually assaulted and strangled and her body forced into a suitcase . |
| 16 | She 'd been sexually assaulted and strangled and her body forced into a suitcase measuring 2 ft 10 by 2 ft 6 . |
| 17 | Then the fumes caught in her throat and her yell petered into a racking cough . |
| 18 | Her smile widened into a grin . |
| 19 | Mrs. Cullam shrugged and the ash from her cigarette fell into a plate of congealing gravy . |
| 20 | They couple and the female begins to excrete a liquid from her vent which both she and her mate beat into a lather with their hind legs . |
| 21 | Her features creased into a frown as she puzzled the mystery . |
| 22 | ‘ And you say she said that eagles of Callanish carry a burden and that for some it is hard … ’ and her voice drifted into a distance . |
| 23 | Her voice lapsed into a whisper . |
| 24 | Her giggle turned into a snort . |
| 25 | Her stomach twisted into a knot . |
| 26 | But her frown turned into a smile as Mr Jarvis came in . |
| 27 | She settled on a slab of rock with her shorts rolled into a pillow . |
| 28 | Most days Jo left the house with her breasts strapped into a brassiere that had been tailored for her by her mother 's corsetière , two thick white cotton cones attached to a four-inch band , meagrely edged with broderie anglaise . |
| 29 | Susan had her chauffeur draw into a space beside City Hall marked RESERVED , and got out of the car . |
| 30 | Her face broke into a smile . |