Example sentences of "[was/were] her [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the putt she will take rather longer to forget was her seven-footer at the sixth . |
| 2 | Further shocks were to come : the reason behind Diana 's sometimes gaunt appearance was her battle with the binge-and-vomit eating disorder bulimia , from which she had suffered since the first year of her marriage . |
| 3 | It was her way with the pithy and quotable phrase that drew media attention to her work on the London catwalks in the early Eighties , a knack she called on again in her last collection , studding ‘ Clean Up Or Die ’ on to the backs of leather biker jackets . |
| 4 | I have often thought that almost the most foolish act perpetrated by the previous Prime Minister was her sacking of the right hon. Gentleman . |
| 5 | According to Pacepa , it was her obsession with the scurrilous anonymous letters sent to RFE that led to the establishment of the national handwriting archive , as well as the decree requiring all typewriters to be registered with the authorities and a regular sample of the typeface to be provided . |
| 6 | Although only the vestiges of her original Pomfret Lodge lie behind this Regency update , it was her obsession with the Gothic that lingered on and produced this pale pink confection . |
| 7 | But what was most interesting was her praise of the good characters . |
| 8 | Another vital boost to Dawn 's confidence and motivation was her introduction to the British ‘ Les Autres Sports ’ , an organization which encouraged sports competitions for people with disabilities . |