Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] to her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dreaded , wonderful thrill came back , starting at the base of Merrill 's spine and quivering up to her throat . |
| 2 | The slightly fatherly attendant said he was sure she was safely asleep , as he 'd seen her returning from the washroom at the end of the car and climbing up to her bunk . |
| 3 | The nurse ( just twenty-two and looking forward to her holiday in Greece ) checked my hand for bits of glass and then applied an impression splint . |
| 4 | The gossip is that she is thinking of resigning from the practice and going back to her home town . |
| 5 | Mrs Gracie and I are leaving those poor children — there is nothing we can do for them , after all — and going back to her house in Highbury . |
| 6 | I suspected that Gillian was getting rid of Wyatt as a way of breaking with her father ( who did n't even come to the wedding , incidentally ) and pointing out to her Mum what she ought to have done years before . |
| 7 | She wanted to cry and she imagined the tears flowing down her cheeks and dripping on to her jersey and how he 'd probably say that she should go somewhere else to cry . |
| 8 | ‘ About time , ’ he told her , his eyes wandering the length of her and flicking back to her face . |