Example sentences of "her [noun] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How do I look — ’ She stopped dead , her heart flipping over under the sweater as Penry Vaughan leapt to his feet at the sight of her , the height and breadth of him overpowering the entire room . |
| 2 | Slorne became still and took stance on the branch quite near to Creggan , her head tilting to one site , ant her eyes staring out at the sunset sky that rose massively now over the Cages . |
| 3 | I called in on Ruth at lunchtime today and found her sitting up in her wheelchair looking out at the garden and seeming much better and as bright as usual — a nice nurse in attendance . |
| 4 | Gina sprang to her feet glaring down at the golden-skinned Dane lounging opposite her . |
| 5 | Louise cried out as she felt her body tumbling down into the blackness . |
| 6 | Out of the corner of her eye , she watched her husband staring down at the cot . |
| 7 | She gave him a quick amused glance , her head leaning back against the faded red of the alcove seat . |
| 8 | Robyn lay on her back looking up at the cloudless sky . |
| 9 | She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling and her thoughts immediately flashed back to Luke and last night . |
| 10 | I could see her paws sticking out through the wire door and she was making one hell of a racket . |
| 11 | She met her father coming out of the surgery . |
| 12 | Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself . |
| 13 | It came clear from the bag , her finger slipping on to the trigger , thumb freeing the safety catch . |
| 14 | I am much , much more concerned about her voice lasting out for the evening . |
| 15 | The lettering on the bag looks too garish for the occasion , but at least wo n't get out of the car and find the remnants of her life spilling out into the gutter . |
| 16 | It has been known for a woman going into labour to suddenly perceive the connection between herself , her mother , mother 's mother , all the mothers of her line stretching back to the beginnings of time , and all the daughters that will follow after . |
| 17 | But he could make out her form stretching up to the light . |
| 18 | The old lady lay in a huge bed , her face caked in paint and powder , her hair an unnatural black , her hands poking out over the coverlet like white , jewelled claws . |
| 19 | Or was it ? she wondered , her memory reaching out to the feel of Silas 's arms holding her against him , and to his lips resting upon her own . |
| 20 | For some reason these thoughts of Emily sent her memory shooting back to the previous Friday in Vass 's office when he had brought up the subject of the new crèche and she had somehow ended up , almost aggressively , informing him that it was not her intention , ever , to remarry . |
| 21 | No , she remembered her bag tipping over in the cloakroom at Mattli — it must have fallen out then . |