Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hated it , and she was afraid of it , because she doubted her power to escape ; even after two years in London , she still thought that her brain might go or that her nerve might snap , and that she would be compelled to return , feebly , defeated , to her mother 's house . |
| 2 | … At the same time it is right to say that in her evidence … she repudiates the notion that any influence was exerted or any pressure put upon her , or that her husband made any misrepresentation to her . |
| 3 | The creation of different interests in the matrimonial home ( eg the right of the wife to have occupation thereof until the youngest child attains 18 years or until her death ) would appear to create a settlement both for capital gains tax and inheritance tax purposes ( Booth v Ellard [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 1443 ) . |
| 4 | Often there would be some drama : Razia , the loudest and most ebullient of Chaman 's chelas would be wringing her hands and weeping because her new boyfriend had gone off to Ajmer or because Chaman had called her a tart or because her pet goat had gone missing ; she always suspected her neighbours were planning to slaughter it . |
| 5 | Would they change on the way , or before her body began to rise ? |
| 6 | The questions which arise in this appeal are whether Miss T. was fit to make a decision not to have a blood transfusion and whether she made a genuine decision of her own volition or whether her decision is to be impugned by the undue influence of her mother . |
| 7 | But the play , because it wants its bread buttered on both sides , keeps its options open until the end on the issue of whether she is genuinely taken in by her husband 's lie or whether her insistence that the girl stay the weekend , her broody concern for the future of the fictitious baby , and marriage-broking on behalf of Julie are just ways of stoking up Jacques 's embarrassment . |
| 8 | Even a woman wanting to take on help with child-care may have to consider whether or not she will make the decision herself or whether her husband or even the child itself will become involved . |
| 9 | In EastEnders you really are concerned with whether or not Sharon should be trying to find her mother , or whether her mother should really have treated Sharon like that , and whether Michelle should have told Sharon that her mother was pregnant . |
| 10 | Was n't it just before or after her husband died ? |
| 11 | Was n't it just before or after her husband died ? |
| 12 | They would , in return , assign not only their Polaris submarines , but also their V-bombers and tactical nuclear delivery systems to NATO , subject to the usual overriding proviso : ‘ except where Her Majesty 's Government may decide that the supreme national interests are at stake . |
| 13 | Written in careful English , it had told her little except that her name had been suggested to him by a Kevin Roberts , who had tutored briefly at her old art school , and knew their London gallery . |
| 14 | Little is known of this strikingly beautiful femme-fatale , except that her contribution to early aviation reporting was considerable . |
| 15 | Sarah wore almost the same clothes , except that her shirt was red . |
| 16 | Little is known of Esther Lewis 's early life or education , except that her interest in literature was probably stimulated by her father , who was an antiquarian with a particular interest in heraldry . |
| 17 | Except that her anger was mostly aimed at me . |
| 18 | Except that her figure made it look good anyway . |
| 19 | She arranged games and activities for the guests , claiming her two jobs were just about identical , except that her kindergarten children were more mature . |
| 20 | Rain clung to the belief that although her relationship with Holly had deteriorated , Holly was far too loyal to the paper to dream of ruining a story . |
| 21 | Stella realises that although her sister 's husband 's death was extremely tragic it was all the same a ‘ pretty long time ago ’ . |
| 22 | A Lancashire mill child assumed that although her grandmother fed her , ‘ mother must have paid her of course ’ , a quite regular practice in the region . |
| 23 | But Folly was in no mood to have her character analysed — and she knew that once her mother started on her favourite hobby-horse she was quite capable for going on for hours . |
| 24 | Reckons that if her name is on a bomb it 'll find her , wherever she is . ’ |
| 25 | Bryan assured Sarah that if her marriage to Andrew could not be saved he would act for both of them in any settlement . |
| 26 | For example , the patient may have indicated that if her illness has progressed beyond a certain specified point , she should not receive a particular , or any , form of intervention . |
| 27 | And quite often the child herself is frightened that if her complaint is known she 'll be labelled a ‘ slag ’ . |
| 28 | Often the child is frightened that if her complaint is known she 'll be labelled a ‘ slag ’ |
| 29 | She had thought that if her mother had learned to consent , to let go , to be filled , then Phoebe 's passivity and disinterest would drop off like a cloak and she too could be naked with joy and love . |
| 30 | Finally it was suggested that if her father continued to be unkind or unpleasant , the only way she could increase the level of care she provided would be to move away from her family and live with him . |