Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair grew in dry red curls , dark red like rust or winter bracken . |
| 2 | Her hair escaped in wayward fronds from beneath her brown velvet hat , and her eyes , of the same brown , were full of friendliness . |
| 3 | Her hair glowed like pale flame . |
| 4 | Her hair clung in damp strands to her forehead , emphasising the whiteness of her face with the starkness of a black border on a mourning card . |
| 5 | After the treatment her hair shone like burnished copper from scalp to tip , such a beautiful shade of red that people turned in the street to stare as she passed by . |
| 6 | As she entered the villa , her heart thudded with abrupt violence when she saw that Damian Flint was still there , in the living-room , playing chess with Charles . |
| 7 | Her heart beat with abrupt violence , sexual attraction crackling between them like electricity . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , surely not , ’ he mocked , and the softly spoken words , combined with the look in his eyes , made her heart leapt with sudden violence . |
| 9 | She was more than halfway through the set before she managed to screw up enough courage to glance down at Adam 's table , and her heart turned to cold stone as she spotted him in his usual seat , his dark eyes staring at her with their disturbing lack of expression . |
| 10 | THE PATCHINESS OF HER NECK RESULTED FROM SEVERE SUNBURN ON HER FIRST HOLIDAY ABROAD WITH BERNARD . |
| 11 | Her glance lingered with open curiosity on the tall black-haired man by Luce 's side . |
| 12 | Her silent philosophising ended with a yelp of indignation as she found her forefinger nipped between strong white teeth . |
| 13 | She felt his fingers tighten spasmodically on her arm as her mouth opened in utter surprise at his unexpected retort . |
| 14 | Nothing her eye fell upon aroused in her the slightest flicker of interest , except a bulletin board with removable plastic letters which declared , under the day 's date : J. Pringle & Sons welcomes Dr Robin Penrose , Rummidge University . ’ |
| 15 | He murmured words of adoration , lying , treacherous words , while her body responded with equal treachery , melting into his like a figure into the night . |
| 16 | He sat down so close to her that every nerve in her body came to vibrant life . |
| 17 | Her body looked like dark mahogany , and the lights and shades created by the dim bulbs were silver and sludge-green . |
| 18 | ‘ This is the life , ’ she murmured , eyes closed against the sun 's brilliant glare , her body relaxed in total surrender to her surroundings . |
| 19 | Usually she cries like the rain we had on a holiday once , up in Scotland — a soft , grey drizzle — but this time her body shook with real sobs . |
| 20 | Apart from dealing with the matter of the will if one was made , it may be agreed , if your parent wishes , that he should also take on the responsibility for contacting various persons and organisations : the bank , to arrange for money to be available to her pending the settlement of her husband 's affairs ; her husband 's employer and Trade Union branch secretary , or the secretary of any professional association to which he belonged ; his insurance company ; the Department of Health and Social Security , to obtain forms for claiming the death grant and the widow 's pension ; the Inland Revenue , if her husband was still paying income tax ; the Building Society , the mortgagor ( or landlord if she and her husband lived in rented property ) and any other person or organisation concerned . |
| 21 | ‘ She and her husband stayed at Carinish Court . ’ |
| 22 | Her omelette appeared with commendable rapidity , flanked by a green salad and some freshly cut French bread . |
| 23 | Her finger snagged on roughened bark , and she stared down at it , watching the bright droplets of blood trickle to the floor and settle among shards of broken glass . |
| 24 | Her breath smelled of wild garlic . |
| 25 | But the more she thought of Silas 's kisses the more infuriated she became , and as she recalled her own response her fury turned to bitter humiliation . |
| 26 | Her voice shook with suppressed anger . |
| 27 | Artemis battled for control , but it was a fight soon lost , and from then on she was a passenger as her pony galloped in hot pursuit of horse , hound and fox . |
| 28 | Sitting up stiffly , Perdita gave a gasp , for in the corner beside Tero , a beautiful rose-red mare , her coat mackerelled with dried sweat , was quietly grazing . |
| 29 | The excitements of the previous night had left her jaded but unsatisfied and now her stomach churned in uneasy anticipation . |
| 30 | Her brain felt like scrambled egg . |