Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] her [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He more than filled the gap left by Alex ; his presence animated her with a mysterious excitement .
2 Peregrine interrupted her with a languid chortle and was properly admonished .
3 The blow caught her on the right side of her face , high on the cheek bone , beneath the eye .
4 Lady Constance visited some suffragettes imprisoned in Holloway gaol , and this experience transformed her into a public figure with a single-minded burning cause .
5 Her investments provided her with an annual income of well over a million dollars , in addition to the trusts and investments left to her directly by her husband .
6 Straightening up , Roman regarded her with an unreadable expression .
7 Linda asked her on a sudden impulse .
8 Emotion stabbed her like a physical pain .
9 Woolley met her in a Belgian hospital in the summer of 1916 , after he had broken both ankles in a forced landing .
10 Her General Practitioner referred her to the surgical Outpatients Clinic where the surgeon examined her and placed her on the waiting list for stripping ( removal ) of varicose veins .
11 In January 1990 the Education Department provided her with a new tutor .
12 The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too .
13 It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield .
14 Brownie Owl was very sympathetic when Penny told her about the lost budgie .
15 Linda recognised her from the previous day at school .
16 Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads .
17 David followed her up the short path between the borders of spring flowers .
18 Captain Meredith observed her from the open door , as did Miss Jarman .
19 Calapaez rewarded her with a seven lengths win over Homme d'Affaire .
20 The sharp pang of disappointment seared her like a physical pain .
21 His words hit her like a sudden icy shower , and her self-control snapped at last .
22 Two quick steps took her to the vacated table where she seized the bottle of aquavit , neatly topping up both glasses .
23 Well she 'd gone out through the door and the wind took her down the bloody street !
24 This P–59 was also based at the Santa Maria Air Base until the Air force donated her to a local technical school .
25 The ruthless cynicism in his eyes smote her like a physical blow .
26 And the wind carried her to a distant place where there are three caverns of cloud : in one is a dreadful dragon , in one a fearsome bird , and in one a monstrous bee
27 When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap .
28 No man had ever looked at her like that in her life , and his eyes left her in no uncertain terms as to what he was thinking .
29 Daughter Helen , 25 , needed constant attention after whooping cough left her with a mental age of just two .
30 Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes .
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