Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [v-ing] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still she did n't reply , unsure how to put her thoughts into words , for she had indeed had doubts about her sister adapting to the environment . |
| 2 | ‘ Somebody is doing that ? ’ she queried innocently , her mind darting to the perfumed letter he had received . |
| 3 | He could sing of lizard-clad nobles hunting for trophies , and of body-heat orgies and mutations of the eye , and of a lone white-haired woman whose senses had been scarified , locked in a sanctum forever , her mind reaching to the stars ; and out among all those stars and worlds that she spoke to in her mind , no fellow spirit yearned towards her or was able to express any such feeling — ’ |
| 4 | All the way home she found her mind turning to the red roses , and the person whose birthday it was . |
| 5 | ‘ Mmmm , I wonder , ’ she replied , her gaze moving to the window as if her thoughts were miles away . |
| 6 | It must look a picture in the summer ! she thought , her gaze lifting to the sweeping roofline which suggested a sense of soaring , almost of weightlessness . |
| 7 | But she clung on to the post , her body sinking to the floor , oblivious to the groans that issued from her own throat , and the words that formed on her lips . |
| 8 | She felt her legs give way , her body collapsing to the floor . |
| 9 | Although she had been expecting something like this , Robbie 's mouth was suddenly dry , her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth . |
| 10 | But she knew Meg would wait for her to knock , and then take her time coming to the door — pretending , of course , that Carolyn 's arrival was a complete surprise . |