Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ? |
| 2 | ‘ Meeting her for the first time was nerve-racking to say the least , ’ says one insider at BSkyB . |
| 3 | I love you … ’ she heard herself whispering , one detached part of her intellect aghast at the vulnerable openness of her confession , surprising her at the same time with the shocking truth . |
| 4 | Victor Sierra 's ‘ rubber band ’ possesses a great ability to frighten the life out of a pilot flying her for the first time , by apparently stopping if and whenever the revs drop below 1800 , when the most horrendous mixture-timing ‘ flat-spot ’ occurs and it all goes quiet up front . |
| 5 | Tonight she was to chair the meeting , so she left the front door unlocked for any late-comers , and , having seated the nervous little reporter from the Advent in a position where she could see and hear all the ladies present , giving her at the same time a hastily written list of the names of those expected to attend , she called the meeting to order . |
| 6 | Sensibly , but with some sensitivity , her boss made the same points to Muriel as he had made in his reference , asking her at the same time if these conflicts had ever arisen out of the office with family friends or neighbours . |
| 7 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 8 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 9 | Once more the blue eyes moved over her body with appreciation , confusing yet exciting her at the same time . |