Example sentences of "her [noun] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ , we are told , and when the archdeacon who rebuked her became the next bishop of Carthage she had her majordomo appointed as a rival , with the support of the main body of Numidian bishops . |
| 2 | If the Conservatives continued in power , because her GP belongs to a fund-holding practice — a superb Tory system , he insisted — there would be no problem ; he could put her on the waiting list and do the operation next autumn . |
| 3 | Elisabeth glanced round the Hall and seeing Mitzi was looking in her direction indicated with a nod and a smile that she would . |
| 4 | Her eventual release can only come about through the death of Doc and the proof of her recovery lies in her willingness to participate in a wedding-feast . |
| 5 | When I asked Mrs Zamzam what her sons did for a living , a young man interrupted to say that they all worked ‘ for the revolution ’ . |
| 6 | She left her sister to rest for a while , and she herself set off at once with her possessions in a basket . |
| 7 | It could n't have been very nice for her , thought Karelius , seeing her sister substituted by a woman who had obtained cheap success by such a blatant display of sexuality . |
| 8 | Defries stood up , the pain in her chest overwhelmed by a feeling that she recognized as panic . |
| 9 | Her foot went into a puddle : the green , algae-filled water slopped up over her trainer . |
| 10 | The trouble was , Alexandra thought , walking into her kitchen wrapped in a bath sheet , the trouble was that you could n't really go with the flow until you 'd had time to work out which way it was going . |
| 11 | Then , while her insides went into a tangle of mild uproar , he took hold of her by her arms — which in no way helped to mend the way she was feeling — and turned her to face him . |
| 12 | She was fortunate in that her income came from a family trust fund , so Ralph had never been able to get his hands on the capital . |
| 13 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 14 | Liz started as an assistant cook just a few months after CCG had won the Grampian contract , but later moved into the office and now bring her experience to bear on a range of tasks . |
| 15 | ‘ Gee , ’ Charity Marlowe responded drily from where she sat in a decrepit upholstered chair , her head thrown back , her hair hidden under a towel , and her eyes clenched tightly shut . |
| 16 | There was the sound of clapping and , startled , she looked up , her hair spreading like a flame on the white pillow . |
| 17 | She was in a Chinese silk robe and had her hair gathered under a mob-cap . |
| 18 | Wearing an apron , with her sleeves rolled up and her hair tucked under a duster , Rosie stopped polishing the brasswork on the beer-pumps long enough to throw her a cheerful smile . |
| 19 | A thin-faced man , balding , in a shirt open at the neck to reveal gold chains , a woman , obviously beautiful in spite of the quality of the photograph , with her hair tied under a scarf Princess Grace style , and another man with a look of the Mediterranean about him whose face was partially obscured by sunglasses . |
| 20 | Nephthys , her arms folded , leant on the jamb , her hair softened by a halo of light from the gatekeeper 's lamp . |
| 21 | The intruder was blonde ; her hair shone in a shaft of subdued sunlight from the slatted blind . |
| 22 | For an instant her heart skittered like a pebble over water as he pulled her towards him , his fingers hard against her flesh . |
| 23 | Her heart thudded like a sledge-hammer . |
| 24 | She felt her heart quicken as a car came up the drive and stopped in front of her . |
| 25 | Her heart went into a cartoon clinch : Nothing Else Matters ! |
| 26 | She clutched at these landmarks as her heart soared like a kite , time day and place an anchor to the swooping light of love . |
| 27 | She shivered inwardly , a delicious sensation , and felt her heart break into a gallop . |
| 28 | ‘ It is , if the Master is telling whoppers , ’ replied McAllister grimly , her heart bumping with a combination of fear and excitement , as she continued to be provocative . |
| 29 | Her flesh was vibrantly alert , too sensitive , her heart thudding like a runner 's , wild hot panic flooding her reactivated mind . |
| 30 | Both eyes opened and her breath rushed out in a small burst of relief as she rolled over on to her back — and her heart slammed to a stop . |