Example sentences of "[vb infin] her [noun sg] 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 | She stated that a wise woman would choose her mate on the basis of his qualities of character . |
4 | Even Margaret Thatcher in her prime could not carry her party on the question of Sundays . |
5 | Sometimes , at the intersections , she comes so close that I can feel her breath on the back of my neck . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Once I felt my hand touch her sleeve on the river bottom but I could n't find her . " |
8 | ‘ She 'll celebrate her birthday on the twenty-eighth , wo n't you , my lovey ? ’ |
9 | But she could never keep her mind on the job . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | Her father would take her sailing on the Wannsee next summer — but ! |
13 | Even so , she would have her vengeance on the girls . |
14 | She has asked if she can have her baby on the NHS in the States . |
15 | Then it would be Bridewell at least , if they did n't stretch her neck on the gallows . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | ‘ 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |