Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] to her [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Rincewind hurriedly recalled that a dryad was so linked to her tree that she suffered wounds in sympathy |
2 | This last question was apparently directed to her watch , which she was studying as she checked his pulse . |
3 | Throughout her life she was a regular worshipper at Llanfwrog Parish Church , even though in recent years she was largely confined to her home . |
4 | She suffered from arthritis and was largely confined to her home . |
5 | She was already rising to her feet when Gerard the butler taped on the door before opening it . |
6 | By this time Mrs R. was not speaking to her daughter so the social worker aimed to improve this relationship . |
7 | Ann Clwyd who was not re-elected to her heritage post used her address to the Welsh Labour Women 's Conference to attack macho M Ps . |
8 | It was Wilde who christened her the ‘ Sphinx ’ , the name by which she was thereafter known to her friends . |
9 | Marguerite Maury was totally dedicated to her work , and in 1962 and 1967 she was awarded two international prizes for her research into essential oils and cosmetology . |
10 | Her mother announced that she was now going to her lady friend and put grandfather 's money in her bag . |
11 | As he began to profess they were ‘ really just good friends ’ , Kylie was strangely sticking to her guns . |
12 | On the other hand , perhaps he was simply agreeing to her demands in order to avoid another argument . |
13 | She 'd be surprised if it was n't applied to her rump in the very near future . |
14 | She did not dare stop talking because she knew that Constance was n't speaking to her mother and that Nora would be unable to resist goading her daughter with a volley of questions . |
15 | If it was definitely linked to her death I might have to break a promise — which I 'd hate doing because the repercussions for the crew could be very serious — but it 's too vague to go to Foucard and run risks with other people 's livelihoods . ’ |