Example sentences of "her [noun sg] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car Clock had stopped at 11 o'clock , her watch a few minutes after . |
| 2 | But then there was also the ingenue , a young girl with all the sparkle of a Guy Fawkes night fireworks display , who appeared in one scene in a straw boater and what looked very like a parson 's dog collar and had everyone in the audience drooling — just as they had on Broadway where in New Faces she had had her break a few months before . |
| 3 | The big dog had snapped it from his fingers eagerly enough , but after rolling it around in her mouth a few times she spat it to the floor and pawed at it , growling and sniffing her distaste . |
| 4 | She put her hands up around his neck , her fingers strong , and raised her head a little way off the bed to meet his kisses . |
| 5 | The enumerator must deliver a schedule to the head of each household ( including caravans , tents , etc. ) in his or her district a few days before census day . |
| 6 | Sitting in front of her mirror a few minutes later , re-doing her face , she said , " You 've got thinner — much too thin — and that 's a beautiful suit . |
| 7 | She had stopped undertaking her usual tasks within the home , was eating very little and had taken to her bed a few days previously and had not re-emerged . |
| 8 | Like the one she 'd had on her leg a few weeks previously . |
| 9 | Our elder daughter , a budding journalist , had her birthday a few days after Easter Day , so we seemed to be stuffed with Simnel cake and birthday cake and chocolate eggs . |
| 10 | To her surprise a few minutes later the taxi pulled up outside a fashion shop in one of the main city streets as the driver indicated she had reached her destination . |
| 11 | The revelation comes after speculation that the Princess was receiving assistance after her speech a few weeks ago at an eating disorders conference . |