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Discover LudwigNo, "her looking" is not a grammatically correct phrase on its own.
However, it can be used as a part of a sentence in certain contexts. For example: - "I noticed her looking in my direction." (This is a complete sentence with the subject "I" and verb "noticed". "Her looking" is a noun phrase that acts as the object of the verb.) - "Her looking at me made me feel uncomfortable." (In this sentence, "her looking" is part of a longer noun phrase - "her looking at me" - that further describes the subject "her".) - "I can't help but admire her looking effortlessly stylish." (In this sentence, "her looking" is part of a longer verb phrase - "her looking effortlessly stylish" - that describes the action of admiring.) Overall, "her looking" is used to indicate the action of looking, observing or gazing that is being performed by the person referred to as "her" in the sentence. It is typically used in more formal or literary contexts.
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He saw her looking.
I never saw her looking glamorous".
"I feel her looking over my shoulder".
How does that leave her looking?
I'd never seen her looking so humiliated.
Jenny appears next to her, looking remarkably clean.
Her son came up behind her looking equally worn out.
Another album shows her looking tired and drawn.
He gives himself up to her looking, with straight shoulders.
The secret wedding photos showed her looking fat.
– but also frequently leaves her looking intellectually flimsy.
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