Example sentences of "behind her the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind her the secretary floundered helplessly . |
| 2 | Behind her the sea glittered as the sun reflected off the waves . |
| 3 | Behind her the killing cold of night ; in front of her , black silhouette limned with jade and ruby , stood Zuleika . |
| 4 | Behind her the door-flaps clashed tiredly with the wind of someone 's movement in the common-room outside . |
| 5 | Behind her the miners had wrenched the door open angrily . |
| 6 | Behind her the door moved again . |
| 7 | The old lady sat herself on the red plush sofa and behind her the woodwork of the grand piano gleamed in the dim light . |
| 8 | Behind her the door opened . |
| 9 | She died in great pain , ‘ swollen out like a hogshead , leaving behind her the name of great lasciviousness ’ . |
| 10 | Behind her the enchanted dancers spun on ; the focus of the circle was now drifting along a violet-lit corridor . |
| 11 | Behind her the door crashed open , flung against the wall with a force that rattled the windows and sent the candles flickering wildly . |
| 12 | Behind her the door closed with a decisive snap . |
| 13 | As the door closed behind her the telephone rang and Amiss and Rachel spent several minutes in near-inarticulate exchanges of endearments and expressions of relief . |
| 14 | From behind her the baby 's howl turned to a high-pitched whine , like Concorde warming up . |
| 15 | Behind her the two seats were empty , a troublous reminder of where Eddie and Laura had sat side by side when the coach had first set off from Heathrow Airport … had first arrived at the eastern outskirts of Oxford . |
| 16 | Desperately trying to think of something to say , she heard behind her the sound of Ross clearing his throat . |