Example sentences of "[subord] her [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then to watch Annunciata trip back to the kitchen , where her own Ferdinando was preparing supper , was too much . |
| 2 | Dana had a blind spot where her own interests lay . |
| 3 | She could taste blood now on her lips where her own teeth had bitten them , could see blood flecking her vision , hear it pounding in her ears as she ran , propelled by the first hot rush of her panic so that when she collided with the rough corner of a market stall she did not feel it ; when she stumbled again and scrambled to her feet she was unaware of her grazed hands and knees ; heedless of brewers ' drays , the hooves of heavy horses ; the outrage of the passers-by she pushed aside ; the woman with the heavy market basket she knocked over . |
| 4 | Where her own fantasy fitted in , he did not know . |
| 5 | She heard her grandmother informing her that out there , in that Mongolian vastness , was ‘ The Dragon 's Tomb ’ where her own great-grandfather had gone to find the dinosaur eggs . |
| 6 | Secure in your status at work , becoming a parent may cause confusion — a woman may have to adjust from a professional role to a maternal one , where her own needs become relegated ; a father may have to adjust to there being a new small person in the family who makes his role seem less significant . |
| 7 | He ignored her , lifting her with his strong arms on to the bed , his hands still on her thighs and dangerously moving inwards where her own fires burned unchecked , waiting to be extinguished . |
| 8 | It was in these few rooms that the last act of the drama took place , for the rest of the building remained unused except for those rooms near to the Empress 's apartments where her few attendants camped out , sleeping on improvised beds and working , when necessary , on the corners of tables hastily cleared to provide space on which to write . |
| 9 | The use of ‘ Ba ’ registered with Wilson more than her own name — she had not realised Mrs Eckley was on such familiar terms . |
| 10 | After her mother died in a car crash she was sent to live with an aunt , who was barely more welcoming than her own parents had been . |
| 11 | He was in a far better position financially to help her than her own parents who had a lot of children and responsibilities , whereas he had no children and everything he had would go to her . |
| 12 | Lisa slept like a stone in the big double bed — far comfier than her own bed at home — and awoke to find Emily already up and dressed , pulling on her green rubber wellies . |
| 13 | Taking a steady look at it , thought Nelly to herself , easing off her shoes for greater comfort , it was n't such a bad little house , and certainly very much more conveniently placed for shopping than her own cottage at Lulling Woods . |
| 14 | The Queen has been talking to prime ministers every week since the early fifties : when it comes to practical experience , she is better placed to give advice than her own advisers . |
| 15 | After the previous evening , too many conflicting emotions seemed to be crowding in on her , and she was n't sure she knew how to deal with them , or indeed , she thought , stepping out of her jogging pants and T-shirt to reveal the figure-hugging jade-green swimsuit beneath , whether there was anything to deal with , other than her own imagination . |
| 16 | She stood back , still holding his hands and saw tears appear in the eyes of the old man who had been more of a Father to her than her own Father . |
| 17 | It seemed to Harriet that Liza must have unburdened herself to Dr Forman rather than her own mother and somehow this increased her sense of resentment . |
| 18 | Alice thought it would be easier to phone someone like that than her own mother if you had done what she had done , but she could be wrong there . |
| 19 | This nursery had been better preserved in its decay than her own bedroom . |
| 20 | However , at this distance from the monster , she could see that it was none other than her own tabby cat , which for some reason had grown to the size of a mammoth . |
| 21 | A couple of thousand was considerably more than her own car was worth ! |
| 22 | Calder 's face was turning an incredible shade of pink — but it could not be any pinker than her own face ! |
| 23 | It was fortunate that they 'd both driven back to the farmhouse after leaving the nightclub , before carrying on to the forest in Adam 's car , so her own vehicle was parked outside in the courtyard . |
| 24 | Travis fought her off , avoiding hands and feet until her own exertions wore her out and she sagged helplessly , weak sobs escaping her lips . |
| 25 | Even after years of marriage an ex-wife will get no benefit from this if her former husband dies . |
| 26 | Awkwardly and delicately , as if her own arms and hands were unfamiliar tools , she gathered flowerpots on a cleared area of ledge , took a bucket outside and poured away the green standing slime . |
| 27 | She felt as if her own emotions had been tossed brutally into a whirlwind . |
| 28 | If her own marriage had been the result of some matchmaking , so too was Andrew 's marriage to Sarah later that year . |
| 29 | If her own mind could play tricks like that , she 'd be easy meat for any of those giant prawns . |
| 30 | Mainly because her own colleagues deserted her . |