Example sentences of "her [noun] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Shelley sipped her coffee , then put the mug down and swung her legs on to the cool tiled floor . |
| 32 | All humour had vanished as he turned to face her , dropping her key on to the stand beside the door , his features stamped with hostility . |
| 33 | He watched her climb on to the chair , and she saw him grin at the sight of her sore rump , which she thought must burn as brightly as any beacon . |
| 34 | Caroline hitched her bottom on to the wide windowsill , put up one leg , and leaned back against the frame . |
| 35 | Laura unloaded her cargo on to the sofa . |
| 36 | I stood , thrown , watching her leap back to the firebox . |
| 37 | This movement , the single hard clear line of the throw , with her whole body behind it ; and then the complete turn in the swing of the throw , and her hound out to the pavement the speed and force of it , the skill , could never have been deduced from how Alice was , at any other time of the day or night , good-girl Alice , her mother 's daughter … |
| 38 | She twisted her gaze back to the man opposite her . |
| 39 | The beginning , a long time ago , was quite clear : sitting up in bed at home , swinging her feet round to the floor , standing up — and a warm flood spilling down her legs so that she cried out in fright . |
| 40 | She swung her feet on to the floor , and stood before him . |
| 41 | He had come , as arranged , to take her and her belongings over to the Hamiltons ' . |
| 42 | Robyn dumped her holdall on to the floor and sank on to one of the chintzy sofas . |
| 43 | Defries continued to shoot , locking her beam on to the diminishing targets and sending light-fast bursts of energy into the shadowy interstices of metalwork high above . |
| 44 | Finally , Bella glanced at her , but then turned her attention back to the screen again . |
| 45 | Evelyn took up the pen and wrote her name quickly , then looked up at Miss Harker who gave her the briefest of nods and immediately turned her attention back to the rest of the company . |
| 46 | Then when the social worker turned her attention back to the traffic , Gilly carefully spread the gum under the handle of the left-hand door as a sticky surprise for the next person who might try to open it . |
| 47 | Maggie quickly brought her attention back to the cross-eyed girl and forgot all about the young man . |
| 48 | The car lurched towards the far side of the road and her mother anxiously wrenched it back on course , then turned her attention back to the dash and at last flipped the switch which folded the roof down . |
| 49 | A crash on the stairs and a thumping on the door opposite jerks her attention back to the lavatory door which badly needs repainting . |
| 50 | Rosie lost sight of it when it disappeared behind a cardboard box and she turned her attention back to the door . |
| 51 | Then she turned her attention back to the painting . |
| 52 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
| 53 | Shelley shrugged , and turned her attention back to the tall figure in the centre of attention . |
| 54 | She is a member of the Institute of Marketing and well versed at getting her ideas over to the public . |
| 55 | Last night she 'd tried to toss the covers off , then cried weakly , tears leaking down the sides of her nose on to the sheet . |
| 56 | She took several deep breaths , hoping he would put the sudden bright colour in her cheeks down to the hot coffee she had just swallowed . |
| 57 | ‘ Next person please ! ’ requested the check-out girl snappily and Meredith was forced to move up and hastily unload her goods on to the conveyor belt . |
| 58 | There was a slight clatter as Aggie dropped her trotter on to the plate , demanding , ‘ Who says she 's goin' to stay here ? |
| 59 | As he brushed past her , she dropped her head on to the cold stone of the tomb . |
| 60 | Stella followed her friend out to the hall . |