Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] her [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heat struck through the thin soles of her sandals as , joining the straggling file of other passengers , Luce made her way across the tarmac towards the rather unprepossessing terminal building . |
| 2 | In favour , are facts such as : ( a ) When a relative clause is attached to a clause as its head , then it is introduced by the " which " marker which follows noun phrases , and not the " as " marker used for verbs and verb phrases : ( 65 ) the mountain which they want to climb is Mount Elburz he swept the yard as he was instructed ( 66 ) McRowen queried the call , which infuriated the umpire McRowen queried the call , as ( it ) infuriated the umpire ( b ) Clauses take , in bigger clauses , positions that are commonly filled by noun phrases : ( 67 ) Marples heard the news ( 68 ) Marples heard that the soup was contaminated This is true even of so-called adverbial clauses : ( 69 ) Peggy realized her error after Christmas ( 70 ) Peggy realized her error after the Christmas season was ended |
| 3 | Kelly made her way through the crowd , vaguely aware of the chatter of people whose dull lives had briefly been made more exciting by another 's misfortune . |
| 4 | Kelly made her way through the hall towards the front door . |
| 5 | Swearing as her dead left hand crashed into a chair in the dark , Jezrael made her way across the room , sat down facing him . |
| 6 | Isabel laid her cheek against the abused pillow and her eyelids drooped . |
| 7 | Peggy jerked her head in the direction of the ceiling , and Victoria said on a laugh , ‘ Yes , yes , I 'll take her tea up . |
| 8 | Becky led her partner up the wooden staircase to the first floor and began a guided tour . |
| 9 | In the Varasdin duet with Rudi , the second tenor , when they were working on a very simple foot routine , Therese caught her heel in the hem of her trousers and tripped . |
| 10 | Your mam 's so good with them — she 'll make sure Danny does n't get into mischief and see that Lilian has her bottle at the right time . ’ |
| 11 | Delia Sutherland moved her scrutiny to the other palm . |
| 12 | Suddenly and inexplicably tears were running hot and bitter down her cheeks as Hari buried her face in the pillow and wept . |
| 13 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 14 | Bernice lifted her face to the warming rays of an impossible sun , and wondered at the beauty and mystery of the universe . |
| 15 | Lucy filled her glass with the palest gold , firelight making a star in the bowl , the label on the wine was olive-green and gold and Lucy 's eyes were spring leaves dancing in the light of dawn . |
| 16 | In an unprecedented outburst , TV presenter Selina Scott vented her spleen in The Times , saying most of the articles written about her were either ‘ guff ’ or ‘ venomous ’ . |
| 17 | As she passed the vicarage she was startled to see Faustina picking her way along the front wall with a palm cross in her mouth . |
| 18 | Georgina transferred her attention to the other shoe . |
| 19 | As her relations with Orage deteriorated her influence in the paper declined , and by 1913 he had replaced her column of literary criticism with his own . |
| 20 | Bernice threw her weight against the side of the food dispenser , trying to swivel it discreetly around . |
| 21 | Bernice popped her head over the rock . |
| 22 | Beegee popped her head into the tent . |
| 23 | Helen Barnett takes her pick from the bookshelves |
| 24 | Eleanor released her grip on the pedestal and put her hands over her eyes , rocking to and fro and moaning , ‘ I ca n't bear it , I ca n't bear it ! ’ |
| 25 | Before Keith had time to answer , Mrs Hollins stuck her head round the dining-room door . |
| 26 | David dumped her bag on the floor by the bed and then went to open the shutters , letting some real light into the room through the yellowing lace curtains . |
| 27 | Meredith wrenched her gaze from the sad little scrap of paper and looked about her . |
| 28 | Kathleen put her arm round the man 's shoulders and led him in . |
| 29 | Bernice remembered her conversation with the Doctor , and shivered . |
| 30 | Bella put her hand on the receiver of the telephone by her chair but , even before she could lift it , she heard someone prise open the bedroom window . |