Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hugged her handbag tightly to her sides , comforted by the thought of the Pathfinder inside . |
| 2 | It began by quoting Pope Paul VI — ‘ the church is certainly not willing to restrict her action only to the religious field ’ — and continued with a critique of Malawi as fashioned by Dr Banda : ‘ A growing gap between rich and poor … a struggle for survival … deplorable wage structure … a deplorable price paid to farmers for some of their crops … bribery and nepotism … an atmosphere of resentment … a climate of mistrust and fear . ’ |
| 3 | She knew how Beth had gone to the lodging house on the night when her own father disowned her ; how she had run to her lover only to be turned away from there broken-hearted when the girl claimed that Tyler was the father of her own mythical child . |
| 4 | She turned her mouth again to Mallachy 's . |
| 5 | It was lovely that you came , ’ and she took his hand and raised her mouth eagerly to his as he bent to kiss her for the first time . |
| 6 | Christine put her mouth close to Anne 's ear . |
| 7 | Her own bosom was strictly confined by the stays beneath her bodice , which was tightly hooked from her waist almost to her throat , with a neck-ruff concealing even the pale expanse between her collar bones . |
| 8 | She made the mischievous eyes look at her and one finger pointed at the ladybird , another drew her gaze downwards to the lake . |
| 9 | A deep groan broke from the depths of his throat as he lifted her trembling figure towards him , crushing her body ruthlessly to his hard bare chest , his mouth closing over her trembling lips in a kiss of fierce , urgent possession . |
| 10 | She thought that perhaps she had inflamed herself as well , for she was longing to press her body closer to his ; to feel his hands on her waist , her legs — even , she thought with a slight shock , between her legs . |
| 11 | Lucenzo crushed her body closer to his , driving her into a fast , whirling quickstep , his thighs moving against hers with hard , male insistence . |
| 12 | ‘ Mmm ? ’ he murmured sleepily , drawing her body closer to his lithe figure . |
| 13 | The feel of her body close to his in the carriage made him want to hold her , and he was tempted to cover her attractive though work-worn hand with his . |
| 14 | There is no requirement that the teacher devotes her attention solely to the group being tested . |
| 15 | She talked of her children , far away in the north at Alnwick castle with their household , and of the late Spring when she would take her husband home to them for a brief visit . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , Joe ’ — she turned her head slowly to the side — ‘ do n't start on that again ; you … you know nothing can come of it . ’ |
| 17 | She cocked her head slightly to one side , staring at Corbett , a slight smile on her lips as if he was telling her some merry jest or interesting tale . |
| 18 | The woman inclined her head politely to Lucenzo , who was quietly watching Meredith 's reactions , and disappeared back into the kitchen . |
| 19 | She put her head close to his . |
| 20 | Tears rose in Caroline 's eyes and she turned her head blindly to the window . |
| 21 | She put her name forward to the chairman of the local party only to find later that he had approached her father to get his consent then double-checked by asking her husband for his permission too . |
| 22 | Evelyn pulled her chair closer to him . |
| 23 | Rachel looked up quickly but before her father could explain further Jennifer intervened , manoeuvring her chair closer to the table . |
| 24 | Ashley waited until their fellow diners had drifted away to explore the gardens or dip their hands in the cool water which tinkled in the stone fountains , and then moved her chair closer to her escort 's . |
| 25 | On the other hand , Clare was finally able to express her anger clearly to the person who had caused it . |
| 26 | Pausing to listen for any sounds of activity before making her dash across to the cover of the fosse , she found herself automatically reciting part of the Litany to the Blessed Virgin : " Mother most pure , Mother undefiled , Mother most admirable , Mother of good counsel , Mother of our creator , Mother of our Saviour , Virgin most prudent , Virgin most venerable … mystical rose , Tower of David , House of Gold , Ark of the Covenant … " |
| 27 | Gritting her teeth against the acid flow of retorts , Fran hurried on , quickening her pace almost to a run in an attempt to get away , but he just drove along beside her . |
| 28 | She sent her love insincerely to Kate and hung up . |
| 29 | Just beyond the boundary is the site of an Iceni camp used by Queen Boadicea and her army close to what is now the All road . |
| 30 | Trained as a doctor , she never practised , devoting her life instead to the care of their son and four daughters and to the support of her husband 's work for the youth hostel movement . |