Example sentences of "closer to his " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seemed to be pushing her enormous frame closer to his , as he tried to extricate himself from the small stuffy room which had begun to give him claustrophobia . |
| 2 | She thought that perhaps she had inflamed herself as well , for she was longing to press her body closer to his ; to feel his hands on her waist , her legs — even , she thought with a slight shock , between her legs . |
| 3 | Lucenzo crushed her body closer to his , driving her into a fast , whirling quickstep , his thighs moving against hers with hard , male insistence . |
| 4 | ‘ You with anybody ? ’ came the voice again , more insistent , closer to his ear . |
| 5 | Trying to defend himself from the verbal barrage , Col Mladenovic moved closer to his two bodyguards and said softly : ‘ You people left the Army . |
| 6 | After several days on the intensive care unit , Guy , still unconscious , was transferred back to the original hospital closer to his home . |
| 7 | There can be a great variety of these ; one of the most common is the death , absence , or emotional withdrawal of his father during the formative years of his childhood , which made him draw closer to his mother than he would otherwise have done . |
| 8 | He got closer to his goal than many , however , at least when it came to bringing ‘ joy ’ . |
| 9 | Or , to put the question in terms closer to his own , are the principles enunciated in the system of Absolute Idealism really the truth to which these theological teachings point ? |
| 10 | But soon that could change , when he got closer to his prey and his detective instincts took over . |
| 11 | He describes five years of hell and terror , as the bulldozers clearing space for Ceausescu 's Palace came ever closer to his house . |
| 12 | The small rabbit came closer to his companion , lolloping on long hind legs . |
| 13 | A Japanese worker at Mitsubishi feels closer to his own manager than to a co-worker at Hitachi . |
| 14 | Ebenezer moved closer to his brother , facing Connor ‘ What gives you the right to ask for our mother ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 15 | Closer to his eye was a reflection of the kitchen , which seemed to hover in the darkness , a silent capsule , a moment from a time warp . |
| 16 | Hung Mien-lo shrugged , then moved closer to his T'ang , lowering his voice marginally . |
| 17 | Rory leaned forward over the table , closer to his brother . |
| 18 | The voice became louder , as if its owner had moved the phone closer to his mouth . |
| 19 | " Then how , " Quiss said , bringing the blank , sorrowful face closer to his own , " do you know he has an office ? " |
| 20 | ‘ OK , ’ she nodded quickly , and noticed as she left the veranda that Bill Hamilton had moved closer to his wife 's side and engulfed her slim artist 's hand in his larger , stronger one in a gesture of silent support . |
| 21 | She watched as Rourke bent his head closer to his companion . |
| 22 | Kate said nothing , just cuddled a little closer to his bare chest , if that were possible , listening to the rapid beat of his heart . |
| 23 | Former Linfield full-back or midfielder Mooney is leaving Derry this summer to be closer to his business interests in Belfast . |
| 24 | He carried his bright bone knife and seemed to become more cheerful as he came closer to his art . |
| 25 | ‘ Mmm ? ’ he murmured sleepily , drawing her body closer to his lithe figure . |
| 26 | Then his hands slid down over her back , making her gasp as he pulled her body still closer to his own . |
| 27 | She gave a hoarse moan of resistance and desire , pushing at his broad shoulders as his strong hands pressed her hips closer to his body , and as she felt that mouth claiming hers with deeper passion , and felt the evidence of his hard excitement , she felt her body clamouring for more , her eyes closing and her mouth moving under his hungrily , little gasps of shocked desire coming from the back of her throat . |
| 28 | The new post will see Mr Williams move closer to his beloved football team Chester City . |
| 29 | The new post will see Rev Williams move closer to his beloved football team Chester City . |
| 30 | KEITH Hampson , the Tory MP from socialist Shildon , remains a few miles closer to his browtin 's up . |