Example sentences of "[adv] to her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That road leads inexorably to her work for the sick , the dying and the distressed . |
| 2 | Cy McCray was riding one of the joint favourites and , somewhat to her surprise , Harry Short had retained Damien Gould to ride Heraldic , a three-year-old with negligible form . |
| 3 | Somewhat to her surprise , Harry was smiling . |
| 4 | His hands left her hair , moved swiftly down her spine , cupping her rear suddenly and pressing her tighter against his hard body , a harsh groan coming from the back of his throat as one strong hand swept suddenly to her breast , and as he touched and stroked her there she gave a fierce moan of excitement , whispering incoherent words against his mouth in blind , overpowering , dazed response . |
| 5 | She was desperate to move now , physical awareness returning suddenly to her body and making her realise that she was numb in her left leg and stiff everywhere else . |
| 6 | Fiona gave a sort of strangled laugh , then put one hand up suddenly to her nose , and looked away , and sobbed once . |
| 7 | Through her travels and writings ( which included a novel , Maid of Sark , in 1939 and an autobiography , Dame of Sark , 1961 ) and television , radio , and press interviews , her island became known worldwide and its subsequent prosperity owed much to her determination to retain its unique laws and peaceful atmosphere , unpolluted by cars or aeroplanes . |
| 8 | I happened to meet a former girlfriend while out for a constitutional among these perfumed hills and blow me if ; much to her chagrin , I could n't remember ever having slid between the sheets with her . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't be scared , Tab , ’ she started to say , but much to her surprise , all that came out was a strange hoarse noise sounding rather like ‘ Craark ! ’ |
| 10 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 11 | She looked to the young man as if for reassurance , and he smiled back and nodded for Ellie to go on in , which she did without , much to her surprise , suddenly finding herself sitting upright at home in bed , clutching her thin bedding around her and wondering how her mind could imagine such things . |
| 12 | Not much to her surprise , David shook his head . |
| 13 | And he was still sober , much to her surprise . |
| 14 | But , much to her surprise , when the bread was baked and she took it out , she found that it had turned to a beautiful large loaf of the finest wheat flour . |
| 15 | The wedding was held in 1920 at Mouthlock Methodist Chapel , at South Stainmore , where Mother was the organist and , much to her surprise and delight , the members of the chapel presented them with an inscribed silver teapot . |
| 16 | She needed some more wood for her carving if she was to complete all the ‘ little comforters ’ , as she called them , during her three-week holiday away from the travel agents where she worked , small , smooth-shaped pieces of wood , lovingly carved and polished by herself to fit easily into the palm and which , much to her surprise and delight , were eagerly accepted by the large rehabilitation hospital in the next town that cared for the blind and mentally sick . |
| 17 | Then she remembered that it was only a selection of the poems he had been reading and she did not need to speculate further , for — much to her surprise — he began to read |
| 18 | He kissed her with an expertise that was outside her experience , with a knowledge that was never learned from any book , and , much to her surprise , she felt a stab of jealousy for all those other women who must have stood as she stood now , arms round his strong frame , mouth ravaged by his skill . |
| 19 | Much to her surprise , he helped her . |
| 20 | Shoving the key in the ignition , she twisted it , and , much to her surprise — and perhaps disappointment ? — it started first time . |
| 21 | I handed them back , much to her surprise . |
| 22 | It opened almost at once , much to her surprise , but she did n't recognise the muscle-bound hunk who waved her inside . |
| 23 | In recognition of all her hard work , was invited to the Greater Nottingham Awards to Industry dinner and , much to her surprise , was presented with an award for her outstanding personal contribution to local education business initiatives . |
| 24 | And , much to her alarm , he suddenly leaned forward . |
| 25 | Much to her embarrassment , Carl 's life-long chum , Solly Bloomberg , was present in the kitchen . |
| 26 | This situation had been carefully noted by the inquisitive ill-natured Eleanor fuller who had been able , much to her satisfaction , to say on another occasion , ‘ It 's no use your keeping on going accidentally on purpose by Warreners farm . |
| 27 | She had to share ( the bathroom and lavatory ) much to her annoyance , but they were just next to her room . |
| 28 | ‘ He said he 'd see you today , ’ Dana said , perching on the edge of Claudia 's desk , scattering the designs she had been working on , much to her annoyance . |
| 29 | Pauline Daniels ' ability to keep the audience absorbed , entertained and moved owes much to her background as stand-up comedienne and her rapport with her home city . |
| 30 | By the following weekend , Ned had begun to lose interest in his lover and within two weeks , much to her distress , he began leaving her alone for long periods of time while he chased after a very attractive Border Collie who had just moved into a neighbouring street . |