Example sentences of "[vb past] her [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It described her marriage as the ‘ most famous and most disgraced ’ in the world . |
| 2 | Instead he used her remark as the perfect occasion for a quarrel . |
| 3 | And in a series of four concerts she confirmed her status as the number one star in Japan . |
| 4 | The chainsword rose again , and fell , and Defries ducked her head as the speeder suddenly banked and sliced through the air only a metre from where she lay . |
| 5 | Americans increasingly heard her cries as the bellowing of the dying bull . |
| 6 | Her father was the kinsman , friend , and protégé of Thomas Wentworth ( later first Earl of Strafford , q.v. ) , and she spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a prospering family : ‘ I enjoyed great easiness and comfort during my honoured father 's life , having the fortunate opportunity … of the best education that kingdom could afford . ’ |
| 7 | So Marion , back on the boards after the death of her boring solicitor husband some years ago , compressed her lips and maintained as well as possible the stately calm that so well suited her part as the Balkan Countess whose family jewels were stolen in this season 's Salt and Pepper offering ( Robson the butler was the master crook , in league with the Countess 's French maid ) . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 9 | She held her breath as the driver 's door opened . |