Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] her [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 2 | When she 'd been doing her research for this article she 'd talked to various other people in the City regarding Laura Wyndham 's expertise in her job , and they had all agreed on one thing — she was at the very top of her profession . |
| 3 | She 'd been neglecting her work for the past day and a half . |
| 4 | Of course — the other day at the Rose Bowl , when Miss Philimore had been demonstrating her system for dealing with ‘ standing orders ’ . |
| 5 | Another point worth remembering is that it is important to make sure that your parent 's larder is well stocked with the right kind of non-perishable foods to deal with any emergency such as extreme weather conditions , or times when you may be unable to visit her because of illness or holidays , unless a neighbour is doing her shopping for her . |
| 6 | Here in California , this sow is doing her part for erosion in the West Coast watershed . |
| 7 | A TEESSIDE pensioner is taking her fight for better British pensions to Brussels this weekend . |
| 8 | There is never the feeling that in any way she is exploiting her position for her own good . |
| 9 | Breeze , wedged in a corner of the crowded third-class compartment , cautiously massaged her left arm , which was cramped , and tried to wriggle away from her portly neighbour , whose big fur collar had been tickling her neck for the last half-hour . |
| 10 | After she had been practising her exercise for about ten days , she had gone out intending to walk to the local post office . |
| 11 | She was gathering her strength for the season of ice that must settle over Munding Rectory . |
| 12 | I was changing her nappy for her . |
| 13 | Agnes sipped her drink assuming that Magill was watching her face for signs of disappointment . |
| 14 | Sylvia was pestering her mother for a story one morning after breakfast . |
| 15 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |