Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 2 | In her mind was she comforting her cat-creature as the virus bombs began to rain down ? |
| 3 | And in a series of four concerts she confirmed her status as the number one star in Japan . |
| 4 | Theda lifted her hands to cover her ears as the sound echoed about the cavernous hall , seeming to go right through her . |
| 5 | The chainsword rose again , and fell , and Defries ducked her head as the speeder suddenly banked and sliced through the air only a metre from where she lay . |
| 6 | Americans increasingly heard her cries as the bellowing of the dying bull . |
| 7 | Lindsey swallowed a mouthful of too-hot coffee , feeling it burn her throat as the cup rattled into the saucer . |
| 8 | She lay back in the water , closing her eyes as the water lapped softly against her skin . |
| 9 | Elsewhere , in Coronation Street Catherine Cusack is presently giving her role as the nanny from hell some considerable welly , using it as a showcase for what promises to be her considerable talent . |
| 10 | Lane Bodine ( Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ) , former lover of arms dealer Rourke , appears to be making her loot as the go-between in the arms scam . |
| 11 | In his position as the British Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan announced , in July 1961 , that the British government wished to negotiate joining the Common Market , i.e. the European Economic Community , but the French President , de Gaulle , fearing that France would lose her position as the leader of the six member countries , was not keen on the British , entry , despite the agreement of the other five nations , The special relationship that Britain had with the U.S.A. was also disliked by de Gaulle and , in any event , the French government wanted special provisions to protect French agriculture , so he effectively blocked Britain 's entry into the E.E.C . |
| 12 | Aged twelve , living in France and betrothed to the dauphin , Mary was asserting her position as the adult reigning monarch of Scotland . |
| 13 | As a result of this belief Eleanor retains her place as the woman who , above all others , symbolizes the new social and cultural pattern of courtly love . |
| 14 | Jess was still trying to order her thoughts as the carriage bowled down Park Street and turned into Frog Lane on the afternoon of that same day . |
| 15 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 16 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 17 | She held her breath as the driver 's door opened . |