Example sentences of "her [noun pl] the " in BNC.

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1 In May 1559 , Mary of Guise had hurled at her opponents the accusation that they ‘ meant no religion , but a plain rebellion ’ .
2 Belle gave her sons the idea that it was capricious irresponsibility .
3 To publish critical anthologies is to court redundancy , but the Kael corpus endures : fast , funny and incisive , her distinctive style remains the most influential , and her opinions the most quoted of any reviewer .
4 Of a far bell carried on the sweet south air — ; Her accoutrements the gay dense cover of earth .
5 And she learned her skills the hard way — working the clubs and pubs of the North of England .
6 Painstakingly Verity Lambert explained to her superiors the impracticality of a thirteen week , quarter-year season ; the four part cavemen story was in the can , the seven part Dalek serial was under way , and they were committed to running ‘ Marco Polo ’ , also seven episodes in length , giving a grand total of eighteen weeks in all .
7 Where he had torn the dress from her shoulders the gentle swell of one breast gave promise of the advent of rich womanhood and he longed to cup it in his hand so that its sweet warmth rested against his own flesh .
8 She pumped her thighs the length of his quivering prick with fast , lewd strokes .
9 She wished so far as possible to respect in her dominions the rights of the provincial estates , the greatest bastions of resistance to change .
10 There was on her lips the slightly sulky look he had first noticed in her the night before , but she was fighting .
11 Sarella murmured sleepily , allowing her lips the luxury of pressing against the muscles of his bronzed shoulder in a banquet of sensation .
12 In her eyes the madness of a starvation that will be satiated , the tempered contempt of one who will survive .
13 In her eyes the marriage was good , life with Robert was still exciting , he was ambitious and popular at court , and he also kept her in a high degree of affluence .
14 Trying to keep her voice calm , and almost choking on the tears of guilt that had come to her eyes the moment she heard her aunt speak , Constance said , ‘ Oh , Aunt Louise , I 've met a boy … no , not really a boy … a young man ’ — and she began to sob .
15 The next time the girl opened her eyes the young officer was staring straight into them , his face strained and anxious .
16 His words brought to her eyes the same look that is in an eagle 's eyes as she flies again above moorland of the Western Isles and watches , far below , her own shadow flighting across the wild moorland wastes of Callanish .
17 When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle .
18 When she opened her eyes the cowboys were no longer crouched by the boulder .
19 Between her legs the wetness gushed again .
20 Below her heels the 1,600 metre precipice of the nordwand yawned .
21 To add to her worries the sandy bottom was thickly covered by myriads of minute creatures in their delicate shells .
22 Round her shoulders was a crocheted shawl , and over her knees the familiar little cover made from knitted woollen squares .
23 As she smoothed down her straight black hair over her ears the girl pulled her skirt straight and tucked her blouse into the back , and she said to her , ‘ Thanks , Peggy . ’
24 The eyes widened , the mouth opened to form a smile , and then a gaping O , and then with a cry that Bernice heard in her mind rather than with her ears the nose and chin split in a vertical line , the eyes moved apart , and the entire face divided in two .
25 Only Henrietta stood in a silent spasm , her entire body controlled by the Walkman which gripped her head and blared into her ears the sound of her own personal disco , reminding her , to her quiet fury , of the parties she was missing by coming on holiday with her parents .
26 To her ears the pattering and shshing of the water gurgling in drains sounded like a sort of singing every now and then , an aural counterpart to her inward calling his name , calling him to her .
27 To her ears the strange sound was very like a groan .
28 With the sound of her footsteps the cries became stronger .
29 Down by her feet the mattress tilted and steadied beneath his solid weight but he made no move to touch her .
30 However , she also agreed to attend a conjoint session with her parents the next week .
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