Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] to her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to make love to you forever , ’ he grated , moving his lips down to her throat . |
| 3 | A gentleman strolled casually past the carriage , staring at Emily with bold eyes much to her father 's mixture of chagrin and pride . |
| 4 | And she sent the er kids over to her house with an Easter egg each , you know ? |
| 5 | Rome , for instance , was sited on the first crossing of the River Tiber , controlling the route from Latium to Etruria ; Corinth was a colonial power in the archaic period thanks largely to her position on the Isthmus ( p. 95 ) ; and explanations of the greatness of Byzantium , from Polybius book iv to Gibbon , have begun with geography . |
| 6 | This committee set about establishing a small residential home for old people , the second of its kind in the country , and , by July 1942 , thanks largely to her drive , West Town House in Bristol was opened . |
| 7 | ‘ I told you we 'd make it , ’ he said , lips close to her ear . |
| 8 | Lips close to her ear , he said , ‘ I 'm sorry , but I have to try it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The Women have come , ’ Fand whispered , lips close to her ear . |
| 10 | Over the sea bass , Angus leaned across the white linen tablecloth , his lips close to her ear . |
| 11 | Bending , he put his lips close to her ear and added in a threatening whisper , ‘ Or join you . |
| 12 | Hastily Paige drew her legs up to her chest , anchoring them with her arms . |
| 13 | She pulled her knees up to her chin , hugging them for comfort , thinking about Saturday and York , and Julia , who had reluctantly agreed to alibi her . |
| 14 | She pulled both her knees up to her chin , and opened herself wide for the cock she was so desperate to have inside her . |
| 15 | Down she sat on the shovel with her knees up to her chin . |
| 16 | She retreated back downstairs , and climbed on to the mildewed sofa , hugging her knees up to her chin . |
| 17 | She brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her goose-bumped arms around them . |
| 18 | Gloria rolled over , pulling the covers up to her head . |
| 19 | His gut clenched , and he forced his eyes up to her face . |
| 20 | She spent a good deal of time in the kitchen and bullied Dora into showing her how to make bread and pastry ; she would take cookery books up to her room and study the methods of jam making and preserving fruit and vegetables . |
| 21 | He put his lips softly to her neck and mouthed the little wound . |
| 22 | Oh , yes , she thought as she stabbed her sunglasses on to her nose , then flung open the doors that led to the garden , Nicolo Sabatini was catching up on his business , all right . |
| 23 | Sweat flowed from Léonie 's armpits down to her waist . |
| 24 | He said , shoving a bundle of vinegary chips up to her face . |
| 25 | Dear old Martha had much of the milk of human kindness about her ; she had pensioners who shared with her such things as she had : one was a lame robin redbreast , who came and sat on a bush opposite the door till he was fed ; another was a pigeon whose cot was quite a mile away : she too looked for a meal on every visit , and after gathering her crop-full , would wing her flight over the fields and houses home to her cot . |
| 26 | Grinning , he dropped the films on to her desk . |
| 27 | Her hand stilled , and she raised her eyes to see grey trousers close to her shoulder . |
| 28 | Why would Beatrix have sent a document entrusted to her by her brother fifty years ago to her nephew 's mistress ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I hope you 're not planning on detaining me in here for seven years ! ’ she managed to protest , her voice trailing into a breathless gasp as he slid his fingers up to her throat , and caressed the pulse throbbing at the base of her neck . |
| 30 | ‘ Like hell it will ! ’ she exploded , and , ramming her glasses on to her nose , she slammed furiously out of his office . |