Example sentences of "[prep] her [noun] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridget looked after her son for the first eighteen months before getting a job so he recognises her as his mother , whereas it could be quite easy for a baby to start calling its grandmother " Mum " . |
| 2 | She never bought more , nor less , than she would need for her housekeeping for the next 24 hours . |
| 3 | The smaller girl was already quietly repeating the words of her song for the twentieth time . |
| 4 | She had lain in her child 's bed and become aware of the reality of her heart for the first time as its beat quickened in response to the sparrow 's wild meanderings . |
| 5 | A woman has the right to stop work until her child is three and gets a third of her salary for the first 18 months . |
| 6 | She was beside herself , shouting at the top of her voice for the second time that day . |
| 7 | In addition , the Treasury has offered an ex gratia payment of £580 to Ms Anouschka Zagorski , studying law at King 's College , London , to reimburse the cost of her fees for the last academic year . |
| 8 | She says she wept nonstop for an hour during which she gradually began to realize that she had been out of her mind for the last six weeks . |
| 9 | The ball scooted into her goal for the ninth time , and Nick whooped with delight . |
| 10 | He had looked directly into her face for the first time and she saw his dark eyes blaze with a mixture of anger and pain . |
| 11 | The girl noticed Wightman while waiting with her boyfriend for the last train . |
| 12 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |
| 13 | Mrs Beveridge cared for Leanne 's two children in her home for the first 24 hours of the siege . |
| 14 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 15 | Aunt Louise was seeking in her mind for the next verse , but it had gone . |
| 16 | I could hope that they 'll leave before dessert , she thought bitterly , as Melissa 's affected laugh rang in her ear for the fourth time . |
| 17 | Seeing his eyes move away from her mouth for the first time since the whole affair had begun , she shook her shoulders so that her full , rounded gourds trembled like jelly . |
| 18 | Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge . |
| 19 | Their enthusiastic welcome brought a smile to her face for the first time that morning . |
| 20 | Alone , with most of the lights out and the cleaning ladies dotting about in the corridors , she tidied the papers on her desk for the fiftieth time . |
| 21 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 22 | After the break-up with Hugh she had resolved to concentrate on her career for the next few years . |
| 23 | For instance , when the Yorkshire Television helicopter landed on her doorstep for the first time , it was feared that the experience may be alarming to her , something akin to an alien spaceship settling on to the average suburban lawn . |
| 24 | She looked at her watch for the fourth time in two minutes . |
| 25 | HER husband , Tom , has slept by her bedside for the last three months . |