Example sentences of "of her [noun sg] [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Aelin wished them goodbye , members of her household helping the injured Hearthwares to mount their steeds .
2 Instead , she sat on the side of her bunk analysing the strange feelings which had possessed her immediately before she had fallen asleep .
3 Because Sister Wilson had spent much of her life nursing the sick and the poor , she had their confidence and they flocked to the hospital .
4 Fascination held her still and silent as she watched the slow , deliberate passage of the hand that moved across and down , over her stomach , the snowy whiteness of her skirt emphasising the rich coppery depth of his tan .
5 She discards her admirers as often as she discards gloves , and poor Mama spends most of her time comforting the latest reject .
6 He bent his head to brush a kiss against her faintly protesting lips , the slight shift of her body closing the infinitesimal barrier between them .
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