Example sentences of "[to-vb] her [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At that time , ’ recalls Vivien , who was the first British player to try her hand on the American Tour , ‘ the LPGA needed all the publicity and good will it could get . |
| 2 | The fact that a deceased 's widow would have given up work to start a family but for the deceased 's death is not a matter to be taken into account so as to increase her dependency on the deceased from the date that she would have given up work ( Malone v Rowan [ 1984 ] 3 All ER 402 ) . |
| 3 | Apart from the need to preserve some semblance of pride , she knew such a retreat would cause her to lose her hold on the blankets . |
| 4 | She has since returned 11 times to continue her research on the long-term environmental effects of the US/Vietnam war , and last year published the book The regreening of Vietnam ( The Women 's Press , £17.95hb ) . |
| 5 | Navratilova had watched in awe as Evert opened up the rain-delayed Federation Cup semi-final between the United States and Czechoslovakia to set her team on the way to a 2-0 victory . |
| 6 | She tried to focus her mind on the words . |
| 7 | Bernice tried to focus her mind on the report , which featured outbreaks of a mystery virus that had wiped out millions in the barrios of Brasilia , Los Angeles and Tycho City . |
| 8 | She turned to focus her attention on the up-and-coming young band now swinging into their first number . |
| 9 | She has been coughing but she worked with sufficient sparkle at Lambourn on Saturday to persuade trainer Barry Hills that she is ready to put her reputation on the line . |
| 10 | Merrill bent to put her cup on the tray . |
| 11 | She was still trembling half an hour later , as she huddled beneath a small gateway , trying to keep her footing on the wet grass of the embankment . |
| 12 | She ached in every muscle from the constant strain of trying to keep her balance on the heaving deck . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't what ? ’ she laughed , teetering to keep her balance on the edge . |
| 14 | And the relieved mum vowed to keep her eye on the ‘ little devil ’ from now on . |
| 15 | A mistress too ill to keep her eye on the books ! |
| 16 | She tried to keep her attention on the lines , but they were already swimming off the page . |
| 17 | Sarah knew she was slow , and she tried hard to grasp things more quickly and to keep her mind on the task or game in hand , but she did n't always succeed . |
| 18 | Turning , walking , lofting up or down tubes on her predetermined course , she tried to keep her mind on the job . |
| 19 | Tess used to rest her head on the cow 's body , her eyes fixed on a distant field . |
| 20 | However , he continued to hold her hand on the walk back to the main track , where he again drew her close to his side while taking her arm . |
| 21 | But Vi did n't move except to turn her back on the men with the picks and shovels . |
| 22 | She got a contract to turn her thesis on the Industrial Novel into a book , and settled enthusiastically to the task . |
| 23 | One of her responsibilities is to represent her department on the Scottish WaterAid committee . |
| 24 | Mrs Mandela , self-styled ‘ mother of the nation ’ , pointedly omitted to mention her position on the ANC 's National Executive Committee , the top policy-making body , to which she was appointed by a ballot among members . |
| 25 | she feels he is common , poor boy and he does n't even realise that Miss Havisham is actually only using Estella as a tool , a beautiful tool , to break men 's hearts and to get her revenge on the male sex . |
| 26 | Miss chalk and that is terrible of you implying that Miss is only doing it to get her voice on the recorder . |
| 27 | Mrs Clwyd — like Mr Livingstone — may well have difficulty gathering the nominations of 55 MPs needed to get her name on the ballot paper . |
| 28 | Laura was unable to have her transplant on the NHS so Fran and Les launched an appeal which raised the £350,000 needed to pay for the operation in the US . |
| 29 | Naturally , Hannah had to take her place on the Baldersdale treadmill , working to the orders of her uncle in the fields ( her father died when she was an infant ) and assisting her mother in the kitchen and wash house . |
| 30 | Bernice had attempted , with little success , to explain her presence on the planet . |