Example sentences of "her [noun] [verb] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He slid up against the pillows , looking so devastatingly sexy with his rumpled hair and heavy eyes that Fran felt her heart jolt to a stop . |
| 4 | Her discontent came to a head with the beginning of spring . |
| 5 | Through the sudden fierce pulsing of her blood , she could hear Taggy describing how she had found her mistress clinging to a bedpost in one of the spare chambers . |
| 6 | She looked hastily away — and found her eyes glued to a body that had no business being so magnetically attractive . |
| 7 | Was it safe for Her Majesty to go to a land which was virtually Communist controlled ? |
| 8 | She almost ran out of the room , oblivious to everything except her need to get to a bathroom . |
| 9 | She sat very still for a moment , the room revolving around her like a carousel as the pain in her head hammered to a crescendo then receded again to a just bearable throb . |
| 10 | When her tram clanked to a halt in front of her Maggie climbed aboard and went upstairs . |
| 11 | She was growing angry , her voice rising to a pitch which made Rossmayne wince inwardly . |
| 12 | Grand … son Richard , 39 , who will — ’ Her voice faded to a whisper . |
| 13 | She paused and her voice fell to a half-whisper . |
| 14 | ‘ Suzie is n't — ’ she began belligerently , only to find her voice faltering to a halt as Rune , clearly oblivious to the start of her protest , swept his cool glance over her from the crown of her dark head to the sensible shoes on her graceful feet . |
| 15 | Her voice dropped to a whisper . |
| 16 | Her conclusions led to a re-examination of their work and stimulated greater and more systematic searching at Aphrodisias itself . |
| 17 | Her mother jolted to a halt just before bumping into her . |
| 18 | Katherine expression turned stark , her face hardening to a mask . |