Example sentences of "her [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her misgivings sprang to life again . |
| 2 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
| 3 | Her fingers glittered with gold and her greedy eyes raked the room over his shoulder . |
| 4 | Stricken by a sudden overwhelming need , her fingers flew in search of his shirt buttons . |
| 5 | She clomped down the steps in her ankle boots and blue woollen dress , and stood shyly beside Willie , twisting the hem of her dress in her hand till her knickers came into view . |
| 6 | Because her talents lay in organization , personal inspiration , and a somewhat Wagnerian style of oratory , rather than in writing and analytical thought , it is difficult to pinpoint precisely the nature of her impact upon contemporaries , but she clearly inspired great personal devotion in both women and men . |
| 7 | Her shoulders shook with laughter , her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth . |
| 8 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 9 | Her words drifted like smoke . |
| 10 | She was tired out now , her eyes ached from lack of sleep and jet-lag , and she glanced longingly at the king-sized bed with its lace-trimmed peach silk sheets . |
| 11 | Her eyes brimmed with tears . |
| 12 | She said , ‘ Who did you think it was , the cat 's mother ? ’ and this silly joke made her laugh till her eyes ran with water . |
| 13 | Her eyes strayed to Matthew 's table . |
| 14 | Doreen became agitated , her voice rising to a higher pitch as her eyes darted from Silas to Lucy . |
| 15 | While her eyes glazed with panic , his sparkled ironically . |
| 16 | She was white and trembling when Marguerite walked back into the room , looking quite alarmed when her eyes fell on Jenna 's pale face . |
| 17 | Then her eyes fell on Melissa and she came forward to greet her . |
| 18 | Her eyes flared with shock and resentment . |
| 19 | For a moment her eyes flared with anger , but then she seemed to laugh deep inside herself and her eyes changed , their anger replaced by a hard amusement . |
| 20 | ‘ Somehow — ’ her eyes flared with jealousy ‘ — that just makes your behaviour worse ! ’ |
| 21 | Her eyes smarted with tears . |
| 22 | Her eyes sparkled with anger . |
| 23 | Her face was tranquil and still , but her eyes flashed like arrows from one face to the other , observing and remembering , before her large , creamy eyelids veiled their light . |
| 24 | Her eyes dilated with horror at what she had done . |
| 25 | For a few seconds she recoiled from him , her eyes dilated with horror . |
| 26 | Her eyes glittered with rage . |
| 27 | Her eyes blazed with shock , and … |
| 28 | Her eyes blazed at Emmie . |
| 29 | He noticed the colour high in her cheeks whilst her eyes danced with pleasure . |
| 30 | Her eyes leapt from Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob to Verse 25 of the Gospel According to St Matthew , to which she had turned simply because it began the New Testament and she had been unable to make anything of the Old . |