Example sentences of "her [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He clutched at her and wound himself round her like an octopus , or like ivy , his cold feet in her stomach . |
| 2 | ‘ You bring out the worst in me , woman , ’ he said , leaning over her and supporting himself on his hands , one on either side of her head , trapping her . |
| 3 | When she was within a few feet of the ground , the cat leapt from her and rubbed itself against its mistress 's legs . |
| 4 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 5 | But he followed closely behind her and presented himself to her mother with another of the staccato nods he had learned on the parade ground . |
| 6 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 7 | Matilda went after her and found herself in what seemed to be a dark narrow tunnel . |
| 8 | In those moments , those final moments as he took her and reached ecstasy , she had been able to believe he loved her , felt something for her ; and , though she knew he did not , she was moved , wanted to retain those precious moments which he had just given her when he had finally stripped the mask away and let her see how human he was as he merged with her and lost himself inside her . |
| 9 | Sally Varna stepped out of her bath , reluctant to leave the froth of delicately scented bubbles , reached for one of the enormous pink towels the maid had laid out ready for her and wrapped herself in it . |