Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] her [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above it , an old woman in a white headscarf raises her hands above the Sabbath candles , to praise the hidden Queen who dances for her inside the flames . |
| 2 | ‘ Those bruises were caused by her assailant gripping her arms during the attack . ’ |
| 3 | 3 The defender cocks her arms in the block position . |
| 4 | He did , however , deplore her socialist tendencies and her readiness to advertise her opinions to the world in her books . |
| 5 | The prosecution at the Old Bailey had alleged the boy attacked her yards from the London police station where she worked . |
| 6 | By convention , the Queen exercises her powers on the advice of her ministers . |
| 7 | When he walked in the stable door accompanied by his usual aroma , the foal fastened her ears to the back of her neck and attempted to attack him with feet and teeth ! |
| 8 | Its continued prosperity depended on three conditions : Spain 's control of the seas , her continued political control of a vast empire , and her capacity to supply her colonies with the goods they needed . |
| 9 | The youth leader conveyed her thanks for the re-covering of the snooker table . |
| 10 | He had said he might be late , after all , and she decided to snatch a few more moments of privacy to recharge her batteries in the one place in the whole luxurious house where she was able to relax and feel she was her own person . |
| 11 | ‘ I have n't laughed so much since Grandma caught her tits in the mangle , ’ was the verdict of them all . |
| 12 | He flinched as Sweetheart lifted her hands in the air and let them fall back into her lap with a sigh of exasperation . |
| 13 | An involuntary cry escaped her lips at the force of his grip . |
| 14 | Ariel clasps Roukoubé and runs towards the sea ; the shadows conceal her , she hears the shot , but then she splashes into the shoals and turns to run along the tideline to keep her bearings in the dark . |
| 15 | Her talent for netball and swimming earned her places in the school teams . |
| 16 | Streamlined jockey Michael Roberts gave Lyric Fantasy the chance to find her feet in the early stages , but a sudden surge of speed at the furlong marker clinched the money . |
| 17 | The gauntlet of her combat suit protected her fingers from the Dalek Killer 's grip . |
| 18 | When mature , the female threadworm lays her eggs around the bottom . |
| 19 | Mrs Thatcher was careful on the whole to appoint her supporters to the important economic ministries . |
| 20 | Unconsciously she slid one hand up his back to twist her fingers in the jet-black hair brushing the collar of his jacket . |
| 21 | Faint colour tinged her cheeks at the memories that stirred in her , and she said hoarsely , ‘ I do n't think I understand any of this . |
| 22 | While the tour is an exciting musical event in its own right , it has also provided its organiser , Miss Chadwick , with the chance to renew her links with the North and its musical scene . |
| 23 | Colour swept her cheeks at the memory of it . |
| 24 | Jennifer held her breath with excitement as the older woman passed her hands over the misty sphere and stared into its centre . |
| 25 | Defries said , manhandling the claws to help Ace extricate her arms from the sensor webs . |
| 26 | He went back to the ballet , he said , after a period of doubt , because he walked into a studio and saw a young woman putting her feet into the rosin box to stop her shoes from slipping : the familiar action , a mixture of habit and discipline and grace , made him realize where his heart belonged . |
| 27 | He instructed her to raise her arms above her head , and moved behind the post to wind the rope binding her wrists to the post . |
| 28 | As the corporals head for lunch they pass a recruit from the TA platoon shepherding her visitors toward the museum , Where she is convinced that she has found a photograph of her mother , Who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 . |
| 29 | The girl in the Chinese house-coat narrowed her eyes upon the central figure in the tableau before her , and the supple lines of her face sharpened into crystal , and lost their smiling gaiety . |
| 30 | In turn , this is likely to produce a commitment from her to do the utmost to meet her obligations to the job . |