Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Hoey , who strengthened her majority at the last general election in Vauxhall , which she first won at a by-election , has also caused a stir over Northern Ireland policy . |
| 2 | Leonie von Wilckens has been working in this area for over thirty years from her base at the German National Museum in Nuremberg , home of a major textile collection . |
| 3 | ‘ Come here , my child , ’ said her mama gently , seeing her struggle with the tiny miniature pearls . |
| 4 | She was angry with herself for being ready , for letting him be a witness to her fixation on the handsome young singer . |
| 5 | Margaret Townsend had spend some time helping her sister with the large growing family , especially during the frequent pregnancies , and she had lived with the poet 's mother in Stow Hill , Newport , until the move to London . |
| 6 | After that he greeted her like an old friend each morning ; she did n't mind , it was dull talking to Magnus who seldom listened , and he gave her protection from the intense political views of the Afghan 's owner . |
| 7 | Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up , out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp . |
| 8 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 9 | Perspiration glittered on her skin in the steely pre-dawn light from the balcony window . |
| 10 | Making her debut at the Royal National Theatre in February , Frances Barber stars as a hotel manageress in Richard Eyre 's revival of the Tennessee Williams classic , The Night Of The Iguana . |
| 11 | It had all been a far cry from the excitement of her engagement to the handsome young houseman when the Stevenses had celebrated with a party in the garden of their home . |
| 12 | She won the preliminary qualifying tournament but , surprisingly , failed to gain her card in the all-important final event . |
| 13 | She has since returned 11 times to continue her research on the long-term environmental effects of the US/Vietnam war , and last year published the book The regreening of Vietnam ( The Women 's Press , £17.95hb ) . |
| 14 | With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 , Florence Lees volunteered for war nursing and the Crown Princess Frederick of Prussia , Queen Victoria 's eldest daughter , made her superintendent of the Royal Reserve Hospital at Homburg . |
| 15 | If there must be a parting , Britain would continue to honour her side of the Anglo-American nuclear understandings : Holy Loch and the Fylingdales radar station would still be available to the United States ; RAF bases would continue to house US bombers ; and Britain would carry on accepting the risks that all this entailed . |
| 16 | One of her responsibilities is to represent her department on the Scottish WaterAid committee . |
| 17 | Although her role is haunted by the memory of Edith Evans with her eldritch cry of ‘ a handbag ’ , Maggie Smith plays it marvellously , with her command of the withering imperious glance and trenchant vocal nuance . |
| 18 | Mary Kingsley , her biography of the eccentric Victorian traveller , has more substance than Jella , in which the author retraces Kingsley 's voyage home from West Africa . |
| 19 | The genuine craft of Hogan 's songwriting is in her re-interpretation of the classic pop song . |
| 20 | Here is a transcript of her narration to the Fourth InterGalactic Council , made in the Age of CKAMP |
| 21 | They had met at the close mouth as she was inserting her key into the heavy outer door . |
| 22 | According to Pacepa , it was her obsession with the scurrilous anonymous letters sent to RFE that led to the establishment of the national handwriting archive , as well as the decree requiring all typewriters to be registered with the authorities and a regular sample of the typeface to be provided . |
| 23 | For some years after her exit from the integrated military structure of Nato , France was the pioneer in East-West relations . |
| 24 | MONICA Seles pulled out of Wimbledon last night — only hours after confirming her withdrawal from the French Open , which starts in Paris next week . |
| 25 | Thomas Carlyle had suggested to Elizabeth Gaskell that she should ‘ use her pen for the public good ’ and this both husband and wife tried to do in their way . |
| 26 | I followed her gaze down the long empty platform and there at the other end stood a tall figure . |
| 27 | Meredith wrenched her gaze from the sad little scrap of paper and looked about her . |
| 28 | Kay Evans who , because of her work with the Disabled Living Foundation , is much involved with the International Year of the Disabled . |
| 29 | She crept downstairs , holding the green enamel candlestick high above her head so that she did n't lose her footing on the narrow wooden stairs . |
| 30 | The result is a silent melodrama with a comic touch , as the heroine pilots the wounded hero through the desert to safety or drives her sledge across the snowy Canadian wastes . |