Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb past] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so , she said , ‘ You seem to have been busy this morning , Isabel , ’ but absently remembering the bumping noises from above and the journeys her sister had made to the front sitting room ( locking the door after her ) and back again to the attic ( locking the door ) . |
| 2 | The crux came when she became doubly incontinent and her mind had got to the point where she had forgotten how her body functioned . |
| 3 | Her gaze had returned to the circular table , and she was uneasy . |
| 4 | But slowly her body began to respond to the powerful but gentle kisses , and she began to lose her apprehension . |
| 5 | SHOP OPENINGS COULD BE TRAUMATIC OCCASIONS BUT LAURA ALWAYS PLAYED DOWN HER OWN ROLE AND MADE SURE THE PRESS KNEW HOW MUCH HER HUSBAND HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE BUSINESS . |
| 6 | Her father had complained to the Water Board every year for the last fifteen of his life that their damned backwashing was washing away his river bank . |
| 7 | Her world had shrunk to the few things which still had interest for her . |
| 8 | Miranda sensed her family had come to the rescue , and she was only keen to show that she was striking out boldly , freestyle , not sinking . |
| 9 | Her mother had reacted to the subject in a predictable way , and had expatiated at some length about the absurdity of taking a dress all the way to Paris and back for the sake of one evening 's amusement , but in the end she had consented to do something about it . |