Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] gently " in BNC.
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| 1 | I walk round behind his chair , place my hands on his shoulders , and squeeze them gently . |
| 2 | Then laid me gently in bed . |
| 3 | But when she would have moved lower in her innocent foray Guy captured her hands with one of his and pinned them gently above her head . |
| 4 | He came and put his arm round my shoulders then and led me gently towards the door . |
| 5 | While she is away feeding they take the strange kittens and rub them gently in the bedding that carries the female 's scent . |
| 6 | Have you ever been in love , Ellie ? ’ he asked , bringing them gently back on to the track he wanted . |
| 7 | He places them gently on Andy 's face . |
| 8 | Make six small balls out of the red marzipan trimmings , each about the size of a pea , and press them gently into the red base , spacing evenly apart . |
| 9 | Neaten the joins of the strips as you go along , and press them gently into the side of the cake with your fingers . |
| 10 | Stubbly paused for a moment , then rocked forward on his heels and prodded me gently in the chest with a forefinger . |
| 11 | I remember one instance , after we had been making love , when he took my hands very tenderly and turned them this way and that , pressing them gently , kissing the palms and the wrists . |
| 12 | Remembering to take his weight on his elbows as a gentleman should and desperately trying to restrain his passion , he entered her gently , but firmly . |
| 13 | Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill . |
| 14 | Hands gripped her shoulders and moved her gently to one side . |
| 15 | Maureen scolded her gently . |
| 16 | He drew her gently down until she was sitting sideways on his lap , then put his arms around to hold her gently , like a child . |
| 17 | Then he lay down beside her , and drew her gently into his arms . |
| 18 | She turned to look at him , and he drew her gently down on to the cool grass . |
| 19 | She heard the sharp hiss of his indrawn breath , and then he bent forwards and drew her gently up into his arms . |
| 20 | Mrs Hobden went down on her knees and stroked her gently , and as Sandy 's tail wagged feebly at her touch she burst into tears . |
| 21 | ‘ And what makes you think I do n't love you back , Lindie ? ’ he whispered softly , twisting her gently in his arms so that his lips were very close to her own . |
| 22 | " Mr Gillman 's ready for you now , " she said to the older of the women , and helped her gently into the consulting room . |
| 23 | ‘ It does n't matter any more , Luke , ’ Maria stopped him gently . |
| 24 | He wound his fingers into her hair , using it to pull her gently towards him . |
| 25 | He moved it gently forward and saw that the grate had , in fact , been recently used ; someone had tried to burn a diary . |
| 26 | The soil should be kept moist , but never saturated , by sprinkling it gently with water from time to time . |
| 27 | Thomas took her hand in both his and stroked it gently . |
| 28 | He took her hand in his and stroked it gently , as he might an unhappy child 's . |
| 29 | Martin watched the child flick it gently away and made a mental note to see the landlord about getting the house stoved . |
| 30 | Drain it off , pressing the flesh to squeeze out as much juice as you can ; chill the juice before patting it gently around eyes . |