Example sentences of "[coord] in her [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But equally she is likely to take considerable exception to the arrival of any stranger and in her current mood you would probably end up with mincemeat ( mincefish ? ) .
2 She tracked Ana to her room , a room further along the balcony , and in her usual manner she came straight to the point .
3 And yet that high broad forehead was his , the little tilted nose was his , his the pointed — although in her case , flat — ears , and in her huge eyes he saw his own little ones .
4 But in her small corner it was as if time had decided to take an extended coffee-break .
5 The all-enveloping darkness made her progress difficult but in her emotional state she staggered on .
6 But in her late teens she lost interest .
7 Tea was very bad for children , Nicandra knew , but in her exhilarated state she accepted it happily , and hoped for a slice of soda-bread to go with it .
8 Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square .
9 But in her tragic situation she clearly resented my being young and alive while her daughter was young and dead .
10 But in her latest role it is her clothes , rather than lack of them , which take centre stage .
11 In her first year , it took her a day or two to settle down to London , but in her last year she was there the moment she stepped on the train .
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