Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her trembling gave him the impression of her own passion being fuelled , which in its turn led him on to further , and deeper caresses . |
| 2 | Mrs Fletcher was extremely chic , but her accent gave her a reality . |
| 3 | A glance at her watch gave her the perfect excuse to leave immediately … |
| 4 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 5 | Despite the tears , Athelstan still wondered if her adultery made her an assassin or perhaps an accomplice to murder . |
| 6 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 7 | Being fond of tapestry work , this was frustrating until her husband made her an adjustable frame so that she could work her tapestry at eye level . |
| 8 | Postwoman Val took Pat home , where her husband made him a Jamaican meal and Pat then went off to boogie to a steel band , like a rasta on ganja , exhibiting a sense of abandon never hinted at in Greendale . |
| 9 | Her husband gave her a hug and hurried inside , saying he was going to take a quick bath , then he 'd be down for drinks . |
| 10 | For laughing and singing at a funeral her husband gave her a reproving tap , and she had to return to her home in the lake . |
| 11 | Matadial 's statement of 12 January 1987 , like her deposition , did not mention the conversations in 1986 but did refer to that of 9 January 1987 , but her account in the statement of her telephone call on 11 January was that , when her husband gave her the receiver , she recognised the voice of the defendant who said , ‘ I have just shot Paulette . |
| 12 | ‘ … at least her husband bought her a nice little boutique in Hauz Khas Village . |
| 13 | Her father bought them a drink and ordered lunch and they wheeled Jennifer 's chair up to one of the small tables that had been set up outside the marquee in the sunshine . |
| 14 | They fell much in love , and her father gave her a fine dowry of fat lake-cattle and his blessing for a happy marriage , with the proviso that the groom never raise his hand to the water-fairy . |
| 15 | Her father gave her a smart blue dress , her mother an equally smart green dress . |
| 16 | Once more her father gave her a scathing look . |
| 17 | The narrow chink presented to her vision showed her the spot where the prince sat . |
| 18 | Her figure though slender was well formed and her height gave her an almost regal appearance . |
| 19 | But her host saved her the trouble . |
| 20 | And although her slenderness gave her an air of fragility , Guy had felt the gentle curves of her body when he 'd searched for a concealed weapon . |
| 21 | Her background made her an early starter in the love stakes . |
| 22 | The knowledge that a fat bag of coins was hidden among her stockings in the top drawer of her dresser gave her a cosy feeling of security . |
| 23 | When Monday came , her misery gave her a new edge of ruthless efficiency , so that she hardly hesitated in rejecting some of the more out-of-condition stock that the retiring owner tried to include in the valuation . |
| 24 | She told me how she wrote several letters to her home complaining of the punishment she was given and begging to be taken away but she received no reply until one day her brother paid her a visit and gave her the news that their parents were both dead . |
| 25 | Mr Evans and Auntie Lou gave her handkerchieves and her mother sent her a green dress that was too tight in the chest and too short . |
| 26 | Her mother handed her a glass of white wine , so generously filled that Kate was obliged to take a long sip before it was safe to put it down on the small table by the side of the chair . |
| 27 | Though her mother disliked him the custom of hospitality was too strict to allow any self-expression or unpleasantness . |
| 28 | Her mother bought her a double ice-cream to lick while they walked away . |