Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And her willingness to suffer more if need be . |
| 2 | Nor was Doreen slow to realise her mistake , her jaw sagging slightly as she said in a contrite tone , ‘ Yes — yes , of course . |
| 3 | She coloured , and her jaw sagged slightly before she recovered . |
| 4 | She thought of St Lucia , of the dark tropical evenings with their different heady mix of spicy perfumes carried on the trade winds , and her heart ached unbearably as she followed the winding country lanes to the small , bumpy track marked ‘ Private Road ’ . |
| 5 | Her heart thudded painfully as he leaned over the high beige bench top that bordered this part of the nurses ' station and spoke absently to Deana . |
| 6 | She scrambled to her feet , feeling her heart bump painfully as she caught sight of the two men standing by the car . |
| 7 | Fran turned and glared at Luke , feeling her heart thudding painfully when he smiled with an easy charm that sent little tingles shooting down her spine . |
| 8 | Her heart cramped now as she thought of her husband 's folly in plumping for the easy money , as it had seemed , after three bad harvests — his airy promise to come home soon — his failure to return after his regiment had been disbanded in Madras and left to make its own way back round half the world . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it is , ’ she said suddenly , and her heart beat fast as she felt the hatred burn in her eyes , directly at him , her mouth a tight line , her body rigid with anger . |
| 10 | Her heart thumped painfully as she remembered him making love to her for the first time , the hard , forceful thrust of his body coming much quicker than she had expected , an abrupt shock after all the gentleness that had gone before . |
| 11 | Her skin tingled and her heart thumped wildly as he moved closer . |
| 12 | She turned to him , her heart beating swiftly as he leaned forward and kissed her cheek . |
| 13 | Whatever he did it would be dangerous , and she felt her heart hammering wildly as he gathered the reins and continued with the soothing words . |
| 14 | Her story emerged only after I had got to know her very well . |
| 15 | Her agent had all but ordered her in front of a firing squad when she had broken the news to him — it was fortunate that she had already pencilled a six-month-long break into her diary , intending to spend the time writing new material . |
| 16 | She was continually sick , her weight falling drastically until she had literally gone to ‘ skin and bone . ’ |
| 17 | Melissa sat back and let her mind wander elsewhere while they talked shop . |
| 18 | Ronni kept her gaze fixed seawards as her stomach leapt inside her , remembering that dance they 'd shared together . |
| 19 | But her guard slipped briefly as she walked back to her limousine after an official visit in London . |
| 20 | The more she thought about it , the more her confidence ebbed away until she was ready to believe that her efforts had turned up nothing of positive help . |
| 21 | Liz , like a pale convent girl too long mewed up , went wild in her first year , as she discovered the world of parties she had hitherto known only by reading and by hearsay : in those days , such was the imbalance between the sexes , women were much in demand as status symbols , as sleeping partners , as lovers , as party ballast , and Liz went out a great deal , her appearance improving dramatically as she did so . |
| 22 | Her spinesheath buzzed slightly as the bioservos went along with her nerve impulses . |
| 23 | She 'd told Fen briefly about her concern for her mother , her need to assist financially where her brothers were concerned . |
| 24 | We gave her salt tablets and two of her own pills ; her head wobbled loosely as she swallowed . |
| 25 | Her head smarted painfully where several strands of hair had been wrenched out by her violent struggles , the fragile material of her shift had torn further , and she was shaking uncontrollably and unable to stand upright . |
| 26 | I only pray heaven she may not take it into her head to run away while I am out of reach ! ’ |
| 27 | Her day flows seamlessly as silk |
| 28 | Meik saw her chance to slip away whilst the going was good . |
| 29 | She snatched up one of the spears racked handy beside the hearth , and her father ducked fast as it slashed just over his head into a tapestry hanging above the fire , cut a two-foot gash in Saint Peter 's side and raised a shower of sparks . |
| 30 | Lucy refused to take offence , yet her chin rose slightly as she spoke with a smile . |