Example sentences of "and [pos pn] heart [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt my stomach lurch and my heart beat a little faster . |
| 2 | Sarah was in the kitchen when she arrived , and her heart gave a sudden leap as she recognized the plump , rosy-faced woman as one of the two who had driven away from the Foundling Hospital that fateful day . |
| 3 | Tamar glanced across curiously and as the man emerged from the shadow of the stable into the bright sunlight , her throat constricted and her heart gave a lurch . |
| 4 | The phone rang and her heart gave a jerk . |
| 5 | Rachel stared at Jennifer and her heart gave a great lurch as what her sister had just said began to sink in , then she frowned . |
| 6 | He smiled , and her heart gave a strange little twist . |
| 7 | She turned round slowly and her heart missed a beat . |
| 8 | His fingers touched hers and his heart gave a jolt , but she seemed perfectly in command of herself and had apparently felt nothing , so he told himself not to be a dope , and carried his coffee back to the chesterfield . |
| 9 | He beckoned her to sit between his thighs , and his heart missed a beat when she meekly obeyed . |