Example sentences of "her [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few minutes earlier Ruth would have welcomed the idea of everyone going off to sleep ( not that Sean showed any sign of doing so ) as an opportunity for her to indulge in her own thoughts , but the fits of uninhibited laughter had restored her to something nearer to normality , and at last she was present with her companions in mind as well as in the flesh . |
| 2 | The judge will decide whether to grant a ‘ residence order , ’ allowing her to remain at her new home . |
| 3 | He glared at her over his beer , daring her to agree with his last assertion . |
| 4 | This may confirm Joan 's fear of greed and make it more frightening for her to know about her own . |
| 5 | The urge to murder split her mind like an abyss luring her to jump into its raging depths . |
| 6 | He had thought that taking her away from her mother 's influence would have encouraged her to stand on her own two feet . |
| 7 | Standing , and slowly lowering her to stand on her own two feet , he stared down into her bewildered face before dropping a hard , swift kiss on her mouth . |
| 8 | I did n't have much faith in him when I first spoke to him , but apparently he told her to stand on her own two feet . |
| 9 | I heard myself tell her to concentrate on her own life . |
| 10 | She is still haunted by the grief of her husband 's death and this causes her to shrink into her own world of deception . |
| 11 | He tilted her chin upwards , forcing her to look into his predatory hawklike features , his thumb rubbing against the fullness of her lower lip . |
| 12 | When the case went to court Claire 's solicitor was granted an order allowing her to live with her foster parents until a full hearing . |
| 13 | While there was no pressure from her family to embark on a structured career , there was considerable reluctance about allowing her to live on her own in London . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , she was a handsome woman and very competent and Modi persuaded her to pose for him nude . |
| 15 | She made friendly overtures , invited her to stay in their large , warm , scenic , colourful , untidy house in Sussex , told Alix to live for herself and look to the future , offered to look after the baby whenever Alix needed a break . |