Example sentences of "her and [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An arm was slipped under her shoulders , lifting her ; then something was wrapped round her and fastened at the throat . |
| 2 | Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page . |
| 3 | She turned up the volume of the calypso tape Elaine had given her and sang at the top of her voice , thinking about whether to have a formal dinner party for the charity night , as Pauline suggested , or a more casual fancy-dress party on Halloween , which was what she would prefer . |
| 4 | She sat on the corner of the old sofa with her legs folded under her and stared at the window , willing the oil lamp not to sputter and distort the sounds that belonged to the night : the true night that lay outside in the garden and the valley and held dominion over the hills . |
| 5 | He had moved past her and stood at the foot of a soaring staircase , hands on his hips . |