Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has to put her life back in order to rid her of Fred whose antics are only adding to her problems . |
| 2 | Later she wondered if he was counting on her not sticking to her resolution . |
| 3 | By this time Mrs R. was not speaking to her daughter so the social worker aimed to improve this relationship . |
| 4 | She was already rising to her feet when Gerard the butler taped on the door before opening it . |
| 5 | He was an ungallant swine for deliberately not coming to her aid , but in truth he really wanted to see which of the likely lads , would dash forward . |
| 6 | When weddings were weddings , and the scullery maid would faint if she were seen by her ladyship in the wrong part of the house not attending to her duties , there were rules of etiquette and runic codes to cover every contingency . |
| 7 | The singer was ready to start , and some couples were already dancing to her tapes . |
| 8 | She chided him for not responding to her Christmas cards . |
| 9 | ‘ All right , ’ her father conceded , but not referring to her apology . |
| 10 | The wait until September before she starts another novel is mostly owing to her publicity commitments . |
| 11 | Muriel arrived with earth still clinging to her fingers . |
| 12 | His lips were fiercely hot , melting every bone in Isabel 's body , despite the dawning knowledge fighting its way up through the mists of sleep still clinging to her brain . |
| 13 | ‘ Just take me back to the villa , please ? ’ she managed to request , precariously clinging to her dignity . |
| 14 | And for once Lisa managed to suppress her irritation and bit back the impatient demand for an answer that she felt instinctively rising to her lips . |
| 15 | Her mother announced that she was now going to her lady friend and put grandfather 's money in her bag . |
| 16 | But she 's back talking to her mum . |
| 17 | In this role he was more specifically practical than his novels might suggest , advising Angela Burdett-Coutts to consult with the Board of Health , rather than simply trusting to her architect , in order to ‘ get good sanitary arrangements on the most efficient and simple terms ’ . |
| 18 | As he began to profess they were ‘ really just good friends ’ , Kylie was strangely sticking to her guns . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | On the other hand , perhaps he was simply agreeing to her demands in order to avoid another argument . |
| 21 | There according to her letter a trap would be waiting to convey her to the Hall . |
| 22 | After all she had dared , and suffered , and driven … and seeing poor Hoomey and mild , nice Jazz and temperamental Nails standing there listening to her beastliness , and it was all her fault . |
| 23 | As soon as she entered the room she knew that Clare had already been telling tales ; or at least complaining to her colleagues . |
| 24 | Talking softly the whole time , he slowly ran his hands over her , caressing , gentling and scratching up and down her mane where once her mother would have lovingly nibbled her , then progressing to her back and flanks . |
| 25 | She still giggled girlishly and reverted to the old tomboy type during TV and radio appearances , cleverly signalling to her fans that even if she had become their older sister , she was still their favourite sister . |