Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] her [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs Van Smirren , the County Commissioner for Lincolnshire South , also came and Brown Owl gave her a phonetic alphabet worksheet .
2 The rare ability shown in the digging and publication ( 1928 ) of this site gave her a promising place in Palaeolithic studies , reinforced by her first book , The Upper Palaeolithic Age in Britain ( 1926 ) .
3 and I said yeah she said that lady sent her a ten pound note .
4 Health experts would undoubtedly argue that Sara 's blasé attitude makes her a prime target for infection .
5 In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton .
6 Ross turned his dark head to give her a broad smile of approval .
7 The Royal Horticultural Society awarded her the Banksian medal in 1906 .
8 That Emilia thought her a mere child revealed how little she understood ; but then Louisa herself had only limited comprehension of what remained dark and unspoken in this woman who studied her , almost coldly , summoning resolve .
9 Her big beaky nose gives her a masculine look .
10 He offered that evening to buy her a little dog .
11 A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply .
12 She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine .
13 Her bruised face gave her a new look of vulnerability .
14 The scratched little screen played her a little tune and showed a phone company logo .
15 That new and unfair pain gave her a new savage thirst for proper revenge .
16 She had to smile when the busy reality met her the following day .
17 She was not able to hear well enough to take shorthand , but her pleasant personally and conscientious work made her a valued member of staff .
18 Her population , geographical position , army and industrial strength made her the leading continental nation .
19 But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality .
20 There was no doctor , no magic seer to give her the golden branch and lead her into the underworld , only yet another pretty young woman , the radiological technician .
21 Hurston 's blend of scepticism , humour and common sense makes her a reliable and radical commentator .
22 She 'll have to learn how to have fun all over again without some supercilious , long-nosed retainer giving her a cream-curdling put-down stare .
23 The bad news reached her the next morning even before she had finished dressing , and then before very many days had passed she found out her condition , and the skies really fell in for her .
24 The sight of his indecipherable scrawl gave her a sharp pang of nostalgia for the strange , lost time spent on his island , underlining her dissatisfaction with life in Chastlecombe very heavily now her adventure was over .
25 To complete the outfit , Alison had a pair of Victorian ankle boots made in the same material as her dress , and got a local milliner to make her a stunning hat .
26 Jay descended from the heights of near madness to wish her a warm good evening .
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