Example sentences of "and her [noun] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane tried to comfort Flora by telling her that her own two younger children had got itchy feet at sixteen too , and left school : her son had gone on to a sixth form college which he found highly satisfying — ‘ One 's treated like an adult , ’ and her daughter to do a foundation course in art . |
| 2 | Sarah was in the kitchen when she arrived , and her heart gave a sudden leap as she recognized the plump , rosy-faced woman as one of the two who had driven away from the Foundling Hospital that fateful day . |
| 3 | Tamar glanced across curiously and as the man emerged from the shadow of the stable into the bright sunlight , her throat constricted and her heart gave a lurch . |
| 4 | The phone rang and her heart gave a jerk . |
| 5 | Rachel stared at Jennifer and her heart gave a great lurch as what her sister had just said began to sink in , then she frowned . |
| 6 | He smiled , and her heart gave a strange little twist . |
| 7 | She turned round slowly and her heart missed a beat . |
| 8 | He found it trying having to listen to endless complaints about her weight , her tiredness and her inability to carry a child . |
| 9 | In 1979 , Jill Hutchinson and her fiance discovered a derelict 16th century cottage in Potton , Bedfordshire , and restored it , complete with inglenook and exposed beams in time for their wedding . |
| 10 | The poems may almost be considered as examples of literary collaboration , and , though her own attempts at verse were not successful , the originality and freshness of perception in the Journals and her letters make a clear case for assessing her as a ‘ poet ’ in her own right . |
| 11 | At this point you need to know that Gedanken and her uncle shared a special secret . |
| 12 | Later , while sitting at the kitchen table making a special list of people to help with Easter flowers , and a subsidiary list of those who might be approached to donate Easter lilies , Anna and her conscience had a little tussle . |
| 13 | The people who 'd chartered her had flown to Paris for the weekend and her crew had a party . |
| 14 | On that occasion the energetic opposition to Henry I 's accession put up by Constance of Arles and her sons created a serious crisis , in the course of which Henry was driven to take refuge at the court of the duke of Normandy . |
| 15 | She develops a typology according to the different parts of speech , and her analyses reveal a marked preference for the verb metaphor . |
| 16 | He shook his head again and her voice became a whisper . |
| 17 | She jumped , and her voice squeaked a little as she said , ‘ Much better , thank you … ’ |
| 18 | Mary came a step nearer to him , and her voice shook a little as she spoke . |
| 19 | And her voice broke a little as she said , ‘ It 's beautiful , so beautiful , but … but I could never wear it , could I ? |
| 20 | Aunt Sarah hesitated , uncharacteristically , and her tone altered a little . |
| 21 | It was so much worse for her because all the other boys did turn up , and her friends had a lovely time with their partners . |
| 22 | She 'd tried to keep the newspaper story hidden from her because she did n't want to discuss it until she 'd had more time to get her thoughts in order … but of course mother had found it and started questioning compulsively about abortion , what exactly was the law on it now , how did you get one , where did you go , what did it cost , things she must have heard Dorothy and her friends discussing a hundred times but which the newspaper report had triggered into today 's obsession . |
| 23 | For example , Andreasen and her colleagues asked a large group of psychiatrists to compare the written productions of two creative writers , including James Joyce , with those of psychotics and , without being given any other information , to try to reach a diagnosis . |
| 24 | She let the sewing drop on to her lap and her shoulders drooped a little . |
| 25 | She pledged never to privatise the National Health Service , reaffirmed the party 's commitment to protect pensions against inflation and her intention to take a lead on world environmental problems . |
| 26 | Then she and her mate build a number of scrapes near shallow freshwater pools or streams in the wild open country of their northerly breeding grounds . |
| 27 | Margot Newlands and her helpers organised a Fair of Small Antiques which brought in over £5000 . |
| 28 | At last her mother distracted Elizabeth , and her father got a firm grip on her waist . |
| 29 | He was on his feet so swiftly that she drew back automatically , worried about being here at night in her dressing-gown , and her action brought a black frown to his face . |
| 30 | Morag Taylor and her lover paid a hitman to have her husband , George , killed . |