Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [prep] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one further measure of the rapport that was established , most respondents eventually became assured enough in her presence to express their feelings about being the subject of research . |
| 2 | There was little enough in her life that she could honestly say was exciting , but that morning she was a little nervous , and , yes , a little excited . |
| 3 | Stephanie , a mere stripling of 50 , thought at first she was n't old enough for her part , but two hours of make-up , a wig and plenty of padding soon solved that problem . |
| 4 | The place itself was clear enough in her mind , there had been no surprises when she walked up the path and entered the small high room . |
| 5 | Embarrassed both by her comments and by the expression on her face , Seb squeezed the hand she was resting on the cart in front of her . |
| 6 | Popular both with her peers and with adults . |
| 7 | They stared at one another unwillingly above her head , and then Alexei shrugged . |
| 8 | The raincoat kept most of it off , but her hair got a soaking even under her hood . |
| 9 | It was immaterial then in her fury that there was never any such possibility . |
| 10 | I wanted to get her right away from her family , they 're a disrupting factor , I do n't mind telling you . |
| 11 | Margery became pregnant soon after her wedding , was continually sick during the pregnancy , and had a difficult childbirth . |
| 12 | Rory tried to look reproachful even through her laughter . |
| 13 | Golarsa , a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 1989 , took four games running to move 5–4 ahead with her service to follow . |
| 14 | When the counsellor asked him how he felt about not having sex , he replied that he thought that sex was often ‘ overblown ’ and that , anyway , he did not want to bother Sarah with his attentions , because she had so much else on her plate . |
| 15 | She knew that the fussy , frilly bridal gown did not suit her but had accepted it , as she had accepted so much else in her life , for her mother 's sake . |
| 16 | Martha sniffed , unimpressed equally by her mother , by boys , and by any benefit likely to be acquired through beauty . |
| 17 | This was due partly to her hats and partly to her remarkable prowess as a lady cricketer . |
| 18 | Angela asked us for some help with her wedding day look , she had been growing her old hairstyle out but realised it was n't going to be long enough for her wedding day in September . |
| 19 | She was sick like the pretty lady in the film who went bravely on until she died all alone in her bed rather than compel her beloved family to share her pain . |
| 20 | She even turned down a government offer of extra clothing coupons on the grounds that hand-me-downs were quite good enough for her refugees . |
| 21 | It had been good enough in the bad old days , good enough for her mother before her , good enough , in all probability , for her grandmother too , if the secrets of that angelic white head were ever known . |
| 22 | He observed that his authority and influence were likely to have put her still more off her guard than she would naturally have been from her age and inexperience ; that a fear and awe of the prisoner might check her resistance … ’ |
| 23 | When five o'clock came and Jimmy began to tidy his desk , she was not thinking at all kindly about her employer . |
| 24 | She looked , and was impressed almost against her will , for everything was as he said . |
| 25 | She turned to her mother , a young woman who was watching her , and did it all again for her benefit . |
| 26 | ‘ Was that … was that the hospital ? ’ she asked , a numbing dread about the fate of her cousin suddenly driving all else from her mind . |
| 27 | Mrs Cullam still sat in front of the television , the baby asleep now in her lap , the dog lying across her slippered feet . |
| 28 | Trivial or shallow , in particular , are criticisms levelled at young women for their concern over their appearance ; one of the worst current insults you can throw at an actress or pop star is that she 's a bimbo — concerned only with her looks and nothing else . |
| 29 | For a time things had improved ; his wife had been a foolish woman , concerned only with her appearance , social engagements and feminine trivia , but she had performed her conjugal duties satisfactorily . |
| 30 | Chamorro , who was due to take office for a six-year term on April 25 together with her Vice-President , Virgilio Godoy , asserted that there were " no victors and no vanquished " and that the elections showed the desire of Nicaraguans to live in democracy , peace and liberty . |