Example sentences of "[vb pp] in her [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A murmur lifted in her throat like the sound of the wind blowing . |
| 2 | When she turned to question Lucenzo , her breath caught in her throat at the infinite tenderness in his eyes . |
| 3 | The breath caught in her throat at the sight of his broad chest with its thick mat of glistening golden hair . |
| 4 | When he did n't answer immediately she glanced up at him , and the breath caught in her throat at the look of barely controlled fury in his night-dark eyes . |
| 5 | So had her shout , caught in her throat by the stranger 's hands . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | She walked up the path , her sensible shoes making a crunching sound on the gravel , and searched in her handbag for the key to the front door . |
| 8 | Sperm , which the female has collected in her mouth from the males ' vent , is then released onto the side of the aquarium and the eggs pushed on top of it . |
| 9 | The Merseyside musician acknowledged as one of today 's finest brass players had the instrument specially made in her honour by the Miraphone Company . |
| 10 | If she had been a religious person she would have put it down to retribution for her sins , but she had lost whatever faith she had had in her years as the Madam of Dublin 's most fashionable brothel . |
| 11 | The sounds mingled in her mind with the harsh cries of the birds as she waited for Sybil to pick up the phone again . |
| 12 | JONATHAN Probyn , whose estranged wife Tanya was found drowned in her car in the River Severn , was arrested yesterday . |
| 13 | He brought village news , too , titbits that Victorine indicated she had already gleaned in her trips to the shops . |
| 14 | This discursive pre-emption is reflected in her use of the future tense which pre-dicts the story it relates . |
| 15 | LABOUR MP Glenda Jackson was at the centre of a political row last night after it was discovered that forged proxy votes were used in her constituency during the General Election . |
| 16 | I would have loved to have stayed in her Boathouse despite the eight inch snail with head and horns buried in a roll of butter in the larder in the morning and his relatives ‘ who had a provoking way of paying nocturnal visits , and wandered between the wooden walls and the loosely fixed paper that decked the walls … ’ ; the family of mice and the ‘ sagacious hen ’ that laid her eggs in the corner of the hole in the wall designated as a cupboard . |
| 17 | But she could not help a resurgence of the queries raised in her mind at the hint of scandal in connection with his mother as she found herself in Mrs Alderley 's coach , being driven to Switham House . |
| 18 | Rachaela had given in her notice at the Pizza Eater and left just as the free balloons began to be given out and Christmas pudding appeared on the menu . |
| 19 | She walked into the make-up room , then stopped in her tracks at the sight of Marianne sitting in the chair before the mirror . |
| 20 | So she hurried downstairs to fix herself some breakfast — and almost stopped in her tracks at the sight of the figure who was seated at the kitchen table . |
| 21 | Anna Zborowska posed for two nude paintings , presumably painted in her rooms at the Sunny Hotel with Lunia acting as chaperone . |
| 22 | counselling er , and it follows directly from what was said , erm , Judy has referred in her talk about the importance of communications with members , and I 'm delighted to note , that erm , the Health and Disability Group , is to have a meeting in January to look at a variety of issues including the health work of N C V O. This is the first meeting for I think , two years , and if it new era in communications , I for one am delighted . |
| 23 | He came closer still , and she backed away only to be halted in her tracks by the wooden fence behind her . |
| 24 | Dark glasses and make-up could n't hide the lines , and she sat with her face hidden in her hands in the back of the car . |
| 25 | She had only a squatter 's title to the land , but after her death this was legally registered in her name by the local authority , and it was sold so that they could recover the money which she owed them . " |
| 26 | Dr. Lynne Michelle , of Edinburgh , has highlighted in her studies on the perception of children of the promotion of cigarettes the grave danger , almost the entrapment of a younger generation by irresponsible elements in the industry and , sadly , the example set by other adults , including parents . |
| 27 | Police have been wanting to speak to Mr Ashworth since 35-year-old Denise 's body was found in her flat above the Lion Tavern , Moorfields , on Thursday . |
| 28 | Her body was found in her car in the River Severn 8 days ago ; 6 days after she was reported missing . |
| 29 | Mr Probyn is being questioned about the death of his wife , Tanya , who was 28 , and who 'd been missing for six days before her body was found in her car in the River Severn . |
| 30 | Sitting back on her seat , she relaxed as the engine started and the long , low open canal boat passed under the first of the very low bridges which spanned the narrow waterways , and tuned in her ear to the English commentary being given by the boat 's guide , mentally turning off when it was followed in French and German to engage in a desultory conversation with a fellow countryman who had chanced to take the place beside her , a pleasant young man attending his first seminar in Denmark . |