Example sentences of "her [prep] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girls at work admired her for living with a man and not being married to him , but she could forgo that pleasure , she thought , for the baby 's sake . |
| 2 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 3 | People had actually laughed at her for asking for a chemistry set instead of a Barbie doll or a set of Nancy Drew books . |
| 4 | He had arranged to meet her after racing in the White Lion at Feltham . |
| 5 | Agnes Jones 's intense religious fervour , which had led her into nursing in the first place , caused Florence Nightingale some anxiety . |
| 6 | IN FEBRUARY the High Court in London heard how a Sussex-based antiques dealer knocked on the door of an elderly spinster 's Knightsbridge flat and talked her into parting with an art collection worth more than £30,000 . |
| 7 | Detective Sergeant Mick Ornellus , of Clacton CID , said the two men either offered or already had carried out a number of jobs for her and tricked her into parting with the money . |
| 8 | ‘ Modern mattress , ’ he told her before proceeding with the more pleasurable task of nibbling her ear . |
| 9 | Judy was at the reception desk and Fran smiled at her before tapping on the door and entering the boardroom . |
| 10 | Charles smiled at her before moving to the centre of the room . |
| 11 | Incidents directed against members of the government also occurred , and Prime Minister Edith Cresson on Oct. 21 ordered ministers to seek clearance with her before travelling to the provinces . |
| 12 | She glanced at the brief details on the card Jill handed to her before smiling at the man . |
| 13 | Leonora took out sweaters and shirts and underwear , putting them away with a vague feeling of trespass which failed to keep her from peeping into a folding leather picture frame lying at the bottom of the suitcase . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the film deploys sounds and images with intense effect as it explores the inner experience of a little girl closed off from the world , for whom her family is a cage tightened around her and preventing her from communicating with the world . |
| 15 | She wondered wildly if a scratched finger would excuse her from supping in the hall so she would n't have to face the soldier again . |
| 16 | Bernice had tried to explain to her android companion about the man who had saved her from drowning in the quicksand . |
| 17 | Her father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too emotionally involved in her cases . |
| 18 | Thomas ' father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too involved in her cases . |
| 19 | Her safety-valve , the thing that prevented her from going round the bend , was the fun of devising and dishing out these splendid punishments , and the lovely thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . |
| 20 | Only the sudden arrival of three new boarders saved her from succumbing to the terror which filled her . |
| 21 | Siobhan , Crilly 's mother , bashed both of her legs in the accident , though this did not keep her from crawling to the aid of those more severely injured than she . |
| 22 | When American Equity threatened to bar her from appearing in the New York version of the show , Lloyd Webber threatened to jettison it altogether . |
| 23 | He put his hands on her shoulders , stopping her from running to the door . |
| 24 | But only stubborn pride and the knowledge that Giles 's monstrous accusations were totally unfounded prevented her from fleeing to the Ladies ’ . |
| 25 | And it is the latter that preoccupies her in Playing in The Dark , a slim , supple volume of three essays exploring ‘ whiteness and the literary imagination ’ . |
| 26 | The service section also involved her in caring for the elderly and paediatrics . |
| 27 | The worst thing was , his response had reduced her to feeling like a chastened schoolgirl , a feeling she 'd hoped she 'd outgrown . |
| 28 | One , she felt , was taking advantage of Bernard and her by knowing about the business — he had requested some shares in the company , which she considered an outrageous request ; another had called her by her Christian name which was equally unacceptable . |
| 29 | When he played tennis with his sister , he would infuriate her by wandering off the court to contemplate . |
| 30 | Whenever a female enters his territory he courts her by swimming in a zig-zag dance , eventually leading her to the next where she enters and he prods her tail to entice her to lay her eggs . |