Example sentences of "[conj] in her [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family . |
| 2 | Although in her 94th year it was always a pleasure to visit . |
| 3 | For , to conceal the fact that in her utter astonishment she was looking ready to drop , Naylor moved his chair closer to her and drew her attention by planting a light and loving kiss on her cheek . |
| 4 | She knew he 'd worked for Bonanza , and the chances were that in her nervous condition she would n't question his appearance . |
| 5 | It seemed to him that in her gentle gaze there was more than a hint of despair , and it grieved him . |
| 6 | Furious , she glared at her half-empty wine glass , realising that in her abstracted mood she 'd drunk far more than she normally allowed herself to drink . |
| 7 | Because there are children and therefore the woman has obviously been part of a couple at some point , there is an assumption that in her single state she is critical , cynical and undermining of couples around her . |
| 8 | But equally she is likely to take considerable exception to the arrival of any stranger and in her current mood you would probably end up with mincemeat ( mincefish ? ) . |
| 9 | She tracked Ana to her room , a room further along the balcony , and in her usual manner she came straight to the point . |
| 10 | She had her eyes on the figure striding across the hall towards the telephone table , and the look on her face caused him to close his own eyes for a moment , for he knew how she had taken what Martin had said : although it had been voiced lightly it was meant to have serious intent , and in her own mind his marrying would mean once again that she would have notice to quit . |
| 11 | Manu , the famous ancient Hindu law-giver , said that in her childhood the woman must be under the control of her father ; in her adult life she must be under her husband 's control and in her old age her son must control her . |
| 12 | But in her small corner it was as if time had decided to take an extended coffee-break . |
| 13 | The all-enveloping darkness made her progress difficult but in her emotional state she staggered on . |
| 14 | Tea was very bad for children , Nicandra knew , but in her exhilarated state she accepted it happily , and hoped for a slice of soda-bread to go with it . |
| 15 | But in her lonely senility her eccentric belief had been unshakable , the world had become impossible without the closeness of God . |
| 16 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |
| 17 | But in her tragic situation she clearly resented my being young and alive while her daughter was young and dead . |
| 18 | But in her latest role it is her clothes , rather than lack of them , which take centre stage . |
| 19 | In her first year , it took her a day or two to settle down to London , but in her last year she was there the moment she stepped on the train . |
| 20 | She never moved or relaxed her watchfulness ; but in her very stillness there was something of violence , as though a touch might cause her to spring into startling and daunting life . |
| 21 | Few men living in Leicester were not , Theda reflected , for in her former life she had learned early that this was the best hunting country in England . |
| 22 | His fear was beginning to leave him , for in her unseen presence there was a kind of powerful peace . |