Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] to her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held on grimly to her temper . |
| 2 | Claudia sank down on to her bed and tried to shut her ears to the sound of him in the next room . |
| 3 | Suddenly , she felt the younger man push her down on to her back , and lift her legs high . |
| 4 | Suddenly she heard the sound of an approaching car on the road running alongside the promenade , and as its headlights shone on them , she tried to pull away , turning her head so that his kisses fell on to the side of her face and down on to her shoulder . |
| 5 | Then she found that she had no breath , for all the breath went out of her body when he tossed her down on to her mattress . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's in up to her belly , ’ he exclaimed . |
| 7 | ‘ V-very good , ’ she managed at last , desperately aware of the way his fingers were creeping from her chin , sliding down lightly to her neck , then on towards her throat — the ghost of a touch , as light and sensual as any touch could be and all the more powerful and disturbing for that . |
| 8 | As she turned over on to her back she dismissed such mundane things as guttering and went over the words on Leo 's note . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , then , let's have a look at you , ’ came fitzAlan 's voice , and she found herself flipped over on to her back to encounter a pair of hard blue eyes . |
| 10 | Both eyes opened and her breath rushed out in a small burst of relief as she rolled over on to her back — and her heart slammed to a stop . |
| 11 | Nicola sat down on the floor and slowly rolled over on to her back . |
| 12 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 13 | She felt her spine curving and keeled over on to her front . |
| 14 | She turned herself over on to her stomach . |
| 15 | The woman rolled over on to her stomach , reached for a bottle of wine , handed it to the man . |
| 16 | Suddenly , like thunder following lightning after a breathless pause , it hit her ; she turned over on to her stomach and wept bitterly . |
| 17 | She turned over on to her stomach and tried to put things into perspective . |
| 18 | ‘ Damn , ’ said Camille , as the brush slipped over on to her flesh . |
| 19 | She twisted over on to her side , and glared fiercely at him , knowing that this was what she should n't do , that she was humiliating herself , that her face was red and puffy and ugly . |
| 20 | Matilda rubbed her palm against it and a white powder came off on to her skin . |
| 21 | I was still trying to work out what that meant as she flurried off up to her bobble hat in snow . |
| 22 | When she arrived , she listened to the story of what had happened , teased out the relevant details , then announced that the police would have to be called and went off back to her office to do the necessary . |
| 23 | We moved on up to her tumbledown tower on the last crag of the village . |
| 24 | Charity asked , shoving the sunglasses up on to her hair , and staring at Sandra with astonishment . |
| 25 | She hitched her daughter up on to her shoulder , holding her steady with her free hand . |
| 26 | The eggs eventually hatch inside the mother 's pouch , the young crawl out and clamber up on to her back . |
| 27 | She put on her coat and hauled the new bag up on to her back like a knapsack . |
| 28 | To Annie 's delight , he climbed up on to her knee , put his thumb in his mouth and with a sigh , snuggled down and fell asleep . |
| 29 | As she scraped her heels against the steps , trying for purchase , the alpha male jumped up on to her hip , then down between her legs . |
| 30 | Fiona gave a sort of strangled laugh , then put one hand up suddenly to her nose , and looked away , and sobbed once . |