Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stella tries to look after her sister showering her with compliements to try to get Stanley to ‘ understand her and be nice to her . ’ |
| 2 | There was a funny kind of tightness in her chest preventing her from breathing properly . |
| 3 | She was aware of a prickly sensation along the back of her neck warning her of danger . |
| 4 | But others criticised her for interrupting too often and looking unprofessional as she slumped in her seat asking him about his O level exam achievements . |
| 5 | Her hands were in his dark hair , her mouth kissing him with all the love and desire she had suppressed for so long . |
| 6 | It had ended when he knocked her to the ground and slammed out of the room , hearing her laughter following him down the corridor . |
| 7 | She looked up , clutching her inadequate plush tablecloths , the supple line of her body begging him for a ride . |
| 8 | Before she could break away one arm had snaked round her shoulders , pulling her towards him and crushing her face against his chest , then his dark head was obliterating the light , his hot lips seeking hers and to her shame finding them without any difficulty . |
| 9 | She remembered her friend saying something on the phone : ‘ It gets a bit rough ’ … something like that . |
| 10 | Amidst the noise of children shouting , women calling across the alley , and dogs barking , Sarah seemed to hear her father condemning her for the way she had behaved these last months , and her misery grew . |
| 11 | Then Gedanken remembered her uncle telling her about really strong gravity ; it could be faked by really hard acceleration . |
| 12 | She was philosophical about her stepson blaming her for allowing his father 's foot to become so black , saying that Alex had to look after himself . |
| 13 | At a little after one she informed him that she was ready to leave , her expression leaving him in no doubt that any objections on his part would be swiftly killed . |
| 14 | The other half of the club has a stage surrounded by white plastic tables and chairs , above which a blonde girl in a white body stocking was dangling from a rope , with only a ligature around her ankle saving her from crashing head first to the floor . |
| 15 | Jay remembered the sun in the garden , the paddling pool , her mother meeting her after school , face lighting up with love and joy as her little girl pelted out of school like a tornado , seized her mother 's hand and dragged her home down the street , read to her , played with her , woke her with a kiss , read her a bedtime story . |
| 16 | This was the corner to which she had tottered , her mother holding her on white leather reins , her legs encased in knitted leggings whose scratchiness she could still remember . |