Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [v-ing] to " 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 | Theda bit her lip , her heart turning to liquid in her bosom . |
| 3 | A glance through the plate glass doors of the supermarket itself sent her heart plummeting to her boots . |
| 4 | Through the sudden fierce pulsing of her blood , she could hear Taggy describing how she had found her mistress clinging to a bedpost in one of the spare chambers . |
| 5 | ‘ You are a rat , ’ Nutty whispered , her admiration changing to indignation . |
| 6 | ‘ Somebody is doing that ? ’ she queried innocently , her mind darting to the perfumed letter he had received . |
| 7 | Over and over she repeated that conviction , her mind clinging to it stubbornly , knowing it was her salvation . |
| 8 | 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 — ’ |
| 9 | All the way home she found her mind turning to the red roses , and the person whose birthday it was . |
| 10 | Perhaps I 'm a prude , she thought , her glance returning to them . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't normally eat breakfast at all , ’ Alyssia informed him , her mouth beginning to water at the smell . |
| 12 | When abruptly he raised his head she shivered violently , instinctively moving closer to the source of the heat , her mouth lifting to his . |
| 13 | ‘ Does she mention David these days ? ’ asked Rachel curiously , looking out of the window at Jennifer sitting on the patio in her wheelchair talking to her father . |
| 14 | She retired before her husband , but continued to run her household according to her strict routine , while enjoying more of her own social life . |
| 15 | Grace was standing at the door of her pub chatting to Maudie Mycroft . |
| 16 | ‘ Is he all right ? ’ asked Rosemary , the hint of urgency in her question revealing to Leith that , whatever Rosemary 's head was saying , in her heart she still loved Travis very much . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh ! ’ gasped Rachel , her gaze darting to her father who was standing behind the wheelchair and her mother who stood beside them . |
| 18 | ‘ Mmmm , I wonder , ’ she replied , her gaze moving to the window as if her thoughts were miles away . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The confluence of the difficulties over a further Cassell renewal of funding ; the prospect of the focus of her work shifting to Huntingdonshire , and the arrival of Lee in 1931 was perceived by Miss Green as an indication of preparations for her displacement in Northamptonshire and eventual redundancy ; for which there appears to be no documentary basis . |
| 21 | A pile of mail sat on her desk waiting to be opened . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | And Shiona pressed herself against him , enthralled by the hard feel of him , her body responding to every little touch . |
| 24 | She felt her legs give way , her body collapsing to the floor . |
| 25 | He trailed his fingers along her breasts , feeling the nipples harden in expectation , and she lay back , breathing quickly , her body turning to liquid under his hands . |
| 26 | Harper 's own wife would need more than a few such compliments when he reached home , for she had been adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels . |
| 27 | ‘ She must need her head seeing to ! — Anyway , how do you know for sure she 's got money ? |
| 28 | ‘ She needs her head seeing to , that one , ’ she 'd say . |
| 29 | He struck her then , across her face , sending her head swinging to one side . |
| 30 | Slorne became still and took stance on the branch quite near to Creggan , her head tilting to one site , ant her eyes staring out at the sunset sky that rose massively now over the Cages . |