Example sentences of "[vb infin] her [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had asked Christina to attend this meeting too , saying he 'd value her opinion on the revised pool plans which Paul was bringing in . |
| 2 | She was confident that she could make her mark on the Rummidge Department in three years . |
| 3 | These tournaments were also not being played on clay , and she obviously felt that participation in the Olympics would damage her chances on the tournament circuit , where failure to defend her points would mean that she might drop out of the top 100 in world rankings . |
| 4 | She stated that a wise woman would choose her mate on the basis of his qualities of character . |
| 5 | Even Margaret Thatcher in her prime could not carry her party on the question of Sundays . |
| 6 | Sometimes , at the intersections , she comes so close that I can feel her breath on the back of my neck . |
| 7 | He had suggested she take up Jessica 's constant offer , considered she could do her revision on the beach or wherever , had smiled comfortably at her half-serious suggestion that Jessica might ‘ lead her astray ’ , or at least have a good go at it . |
| 8 | Once I felt my hand touch her sleeve on the river bottom but I could n't find her . " |
| 9 | I never took them far from home , although I told Nonni I intended to in order to prevent her accompanying me , inventing expeditions to the common where she might tear her stockings on the brambles , or to the recreation ground which was a mile away , too far for her to walk in high-heeled shoes . |
| 10 | ‘ She 'll celebrate her birthday on the twenty-eighth , wo n't you , my lovey ? ’ |
| 11 | But she could never keep her mind on the job . |
| 12 | Much as he wished that Aunt Tossie might keep her mind on the Form Book , where their interests in beating the Handicapper ran together , he had nevertheless acceded to her insistence on a party , a small house party , for Nicandra 's first real ball . |
| 13 | Even when she was a politician she let potential voters fondle her breasts on the hustings ( her politics are a sexually-liberated shade of Green : she is in favour of love hotels and the environment ) . |
| 14 | The hall light was still on and he put his ear to the letter box ; he could hear her voice on the telephone but could not distinguish her words . |
| 15 | Rather than have that happen she would take her chances on the boat . |
| 16 | Her father would take her sailing on the Wannsee next summer — but ! |
| 17 | Even so , she would have her vengeance on the girls . |
| 18 | She has asked if she can have her baby on the NHS in the States . |
| 19 | It was some time before she could gather her forces sufficiently to stand up and rest her hands on the chill white plaster of the window embrasure . |
| 20 | camisole , Iona 's knickers , oh yeah she 's gon na leave her knickers on the floor is n't she ? |
| 21 | Either you 're worried that Sarella will get her hands on the money , or you 're worried I will . |
| 22 | On summer days she would practise her arabesques on the sandstone balustrades of the house and when the visitors had gone she danced in the black-and-white marble entrance hall , known officially as Wootton Hall , beneath portraits of her distinguished ancestors . |
| 23 | She would put her elbows on the table , she would be allowed wine , she would read a book while she ate if she wanted to . |
| 24 | Then it would be Bridewell at least , if they did n't stretch her neck on the gallows . |
| 25 | She crept downstairs , holding the green enamel candlestick high above her head so that she did n't lose her footing on the narrow wooden stairs . |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , no , Sir Richard may be pompous , Lady Isabella frosty , Dame Ermengilde may strike her cane on the floor in temper , but Vechey 's death can not be dismissed . |
| 27 | A woman should place her handbag on the floor next to her to avoid the possibility of sitting defensively crouched over it on her lap . |
| 28 | If only she could turn her back on the golden Dane whose gaze still ensnared her , lose herself in the masses and find her own way back to the hotel , but she was held where she stood by invisible chains . |