Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] [prep] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She instinctively shielded Ari with her arm , drawing her close to her body . |
| 2 | She ran from the canteen , furiously knocking chairs from her path . |
| 3 | She tried to make her voice heard above the general clamour and hurried forward , only to lose sight of her quarry in the crowd . |
| 4 | Elaine drained hers thirstily and made a loud sucking noise with her straw . |
| 5 | Following the much trumpeted loss of her maidenhood , she is said to have undergone a test to determine whether or not she has AIDS , an ailment prevalent in that part of the world . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're so exquisite , ’ he murmured throatily and bent down to trace kisses from her belly up to her mouth . |
| 7 | Especially having people on her ship . |
| 8 | Sara suddenly felt pity for her stepfather , bereft of his only , well-beloved daughter . |
| 9 | The morning she saw him she suddenly felt butterflies in her stomach . |
| 10 | By pursuing her own method , Lisa not only gained control over her work but also showed her grasp of the nature of the problem and of the nature of multiplication . |
| 11 | The origin of that had only become plain after her death . |
| 12 | Worse still , she had apparently issued instructions before her appearance ‘ that there were to be no topical references , no jokes and minimal body contact ’ . |
| 13 | It had been hard enough telling Dane about her past , but the thought of her background becoming common knowledge was horrifying . |
| 14 | Despite the misery that still numbed her emotions , Folly felt a trace of her former enthusiasm as she outlined the scheme , suitably cut down to take account of her lack of capital . |
| 15 | Clearly Adalard 's influence was great ( Nithard was not alone in identifying Ermentrude as " Adalard 's niece " rather than as the daughter of Count Odo of Orléans , Adalard 's brother-in-law , though an obvious reason could have been that Odo had died eight years before , perhaps leaving Ermentrude in her uncle 's care ) . |
| 16 | They had financed the clinic and prepared the set-up in Geneva especially to make use of her talent . |
| 17 | But on receiving no reply , he seemed hellbent on goading her , and she found she had no chance to be passive , meek and mild , when he went on to taunt , ‘ You 're paid well , I 'll grant , but even so … ’ his eyes flicked over her good quality suit which , while not drawing attention to her figure , had been costly ‘ … |
| 18 | My godmother would certainly not want strangers on her property . ’ |
| 19 | In Plutarch 's account Isis had already given birth to her son Horus , but Egyptian sources relate that she conceived the child from her husband 's dead body . |
| 20 | Her mother claims she no longer needs treatment for her arthritis . |
| 21 | The girl Agnes left her home in secret , so that her pregnancy would not bring shame on her family . |
| 22 | Sometimes it was all she could do not to reproach Liza for her lack of consideration , for her supine acceptance in letting her mother take on the role which should have been her own . |
| 23 | Mr Hall said Miss Scott had explained she did not give notification of her mother 's death because she was afraid the authorities would discover the conditions in which they had been living . |
| 24 | She knew , with a feeling of detachment , that she attracted quite a few stares herself , primarily from men , and that if she had not had André at her side she would have been in very real danger of having to concoct a few efficient exit lines . |
| 25 | The plight of abused ( physically , emotionally and sexually ) children is a tragic and sensitive story which apparently often goes undetected because the mother , fearing reprisals or removal of the children , does not report abuse by her husband/partner or visiting relative ( who often is the perpetrator ) ; in many cases having suffered violence herself from him ( Jones , 1988 ) . |
| 26 | Thus sung Mira to her Lyre , |
| 27 | Erm , is it , would it , it showed you not to put words in her mouth , but I mean , it was nice to talk about Disneyland . |
| 28 | Thirdly , it does not inspire confidence in her work to find it not simply going beyond the independent evidence we have , but often going against it . |
| 29 | Juliana had mistakenly believed that large earrings and wide belts would just draw attention to her size ( being tall makes her feel big ) but , in fact , anything too small looks insipid and unnoticeable . |
| 30 | ( Who ever heard of a mother falling so ill she could not take care of her household , whereas everywhere there were men drunk , mad , gaoled , old , worn out-who had become as children again to their wives ? ) |