Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ drift into a law and order society ’ which Hall identifies did not by any means begin with the accession to power of the Conservative Party under Mrs Thatcher in 1979 , and its effects have hardly disappeared with her resignation in 1990 , but the ideology made its presence most felt in her heyday in the early to mid-1990s ( see Chapter 10 ) . |
| 2 | Hattie Jacques was the matron , a part so suited to her size and manner that the very occupation of hospital head nurse might have been created for her , let alone the role in ‘ Carry On ’ films . |
| 3 | She was awoken , what seemed only minutes later , by a heavy weight suddenly landing on her chest . |
| 4 | Maura closed her eyes , a knot of fear already forming in her stomach . |
| 5 | It could n't have been Gloria , for Gloria knew that Dot always slept in her vest and knickers . |
| 6 | The Merseyside musician acknowledged as one of today 's finest brass players had the instrument specially made in her honour by the Miraphone Company . |
| 7 | As she lay listening to the sound of the grown-ups ’ laughter coming through the wall , Dot felt round the sharp tin edges of her victory brooch still pinned to her cardigan front and remembered how Gloria had once said you 'd always be safe in a place like this . |
| 8 | Her mother was still sleeping and Maureen hastily drank a cup of tea then returned to her ambulance . |
| 9 | But that morning she had discovered just who ‘ Cousin Naylor ’ was , and , even though she was feeling more than a mite rebellious at his ‘ … it might be in your interests not to see him again' , she did n't want to put her job in jeopardy should Naylor Massingham happen to be passing , and observe Travis 's car again parked at her apartment block . |
| 10 | With this intention firmly planted in her mind , she headed for the back stairs leading down into the kitchens . |
| 11 | She was in the shower when another , even more perplexing question suddenly popped into her mind . |
| 12 | Though the Privy Council finally ruled in her favour in 1637 , the patent fell foul of rising hostility to all such courtly monopolies and was blocked by the City of London . |
| 13 | That had to be suspicious , and as she went into the hall later to go to her room he followed . |
| 14 | FitzAlan 's gaze immediately flashed to her mouth , his eyes darkening so abruptly that Isabel 's knees went weak . |
| 15 | Granny 's visits to Bowes Road would always be very much appreciated by her little granddaughter Doris , if only because of the teatime treats which would attend such occasions ; as she took the old lady upstairs to dispose of her coat , Doris would whisper : ‘ We 've got blackcurrant pie today because you 're here ; we only ever have it when you come … ’ . |
| 16 | She provided the affection and discipline which the princess never received from her mother . |
| 17 | Luke nodded slowly , his gaze never moving from her face . |
| 18 | Carrie reached for her coat , her heart still pounding in her chest and a tightening sensation in her throat causing her to gulp . |
| 19 | Shoes first , then a towel , soap and toothbrush ; and stockings and knickers , of course , and room enough left for her handbag , gas mask and a warm woolly scarf . |
| 20 | Fly-leaf of a 1599 Bible perhaps inscribed by her husband to Shakespeare 's last direct descendant , his grand-daughter Elizabeth Bernard . |
| 21 | We have a small group already praying for her protection and have seen our prayers answered . |
| 22 | Mrs Falconer , a senior lecturer in textiles , has been told there is funding for only one textile lecturer in the school , but that she could remain on the staff if she accepted demotion to ordinary lecturer — a post already held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |
| 23 | Mrs Falconer is facing compulsory redundancy and has been told that she could stay on the staff if she accepts demotion to ordinary lecturer — a post already held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |
| 24 | Marje is uncertain whether her husband ever knew of her infidelity . |
| 25 | There she had found her husband still snoring on her cot , and she had stretched out on his ; but sleep had n't come , and long before dawn she had decided she must leave the camp at once . |
| 26 | Again , she had kept the lid securely shut on her jewel box . |
| 27 | After closing the door , she stood leaning against it , the linen now pressed against her body , her hands crossed over it . |
| 28 | Flavia Sherman smiled sympathetically at Chuck for a moment then turned to her husband with an ill-concealed sigh of exasperation . |
| 29 | It had not crossed Flora 's mind that St Saviour 's might need payment for teaching her , only that her place there depended upon her ability to have the right uniform , all the uniform , down to the last sock garter and science overall . |
| 30 | ‘ Mama never spoke of her family , insisting that she had been born an orphan , ’ Joan said , still unable to fully comprehend that she was not whom she had thought she was . |