Example sentences of "and [vb base] her [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , in Lady Chatterley 's Lover , the scales were to fall from Connie 's eyes and she were to see the worship of Mellor 's phallus for what it is , a means of subordinating and oppressing women , she could free herself and develop her authentic will , ego and individuality . |
| 2 | AILING Liz Taylor , 60 , is to defy doctors and make her annual trip to Swiss ski resort Gstaad where she and ex-husband Richard Burton spent their happiest moments . |
| 3 | She must not allow thoughts of Jake to disturb her and upset her precious peace of mind . |
| 4 | This was in the mid-thirties when Miss Gladys Batchelor niece of " Spot " Batchelor , owner of the cement works , would visit her uncle and land her light aircraft in the village , on one occasion she landed in an autogyro , the early equivalent of a helicopter . |
| 5 | Mandy managed to pull herself away from the glasses long enough to roll green eyes at her cousin and wrinkle her freckled nose . |
| 6 | She may fear Aids for her son ; she may fear violence from her husband ; she may fear that her son will have to move out of the family home and fear her own loneliness . |
| 7 | They also pointed out that there was no room service and Maggie sank back down to sit on the bed and nurse her aching face . |
| 8 | He hesitated before her a moment , and then he took her hands and bent his head , and gave her the solemn kiss of kinship ; and before she could draw breath and touch her astonished fingers to her lips , he was out of the paddock and away across the clearing into the trees . |
| 9 | And he besought his mother that she would love her even as she loved him himself , and that she would do good to her and show her great honour , for which he should ever serve her with the better good will . |
| 10 | For some reason he picked up on that word and let her cool statement go by for the moment . |
| 11 | She had hardly settled herself against the pillows and let her thickened lids slide back over her aching eyeballs when she heard a knock on the door . |
| 12 | With a sigh she slid her hands beneath the front of his jacket and let her own fingers graze the hard stubs of his nipples . |
| 13 | But too late , at another signal from Jean-Claude , the girl in the mack clutched her side and stumbled , then collapsed on the ground , and shuddering , turned over as the camera came close and moved out to hover over her face and catch her bitter smile as she died . |
| 14 | By then , Joanne Willies Williams hopes to have the money to stop claioming help , and meet her future commitments to Rodborough Fort . |
| 15 | She was able to change this pattern slowly , beginning to recognise , express and meet her own needs . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 17 | In other words , we must motivate our learner to think , and give her ample opportunity to do so . |
| 18 | Pausing only to pull on her boots and recover her other belongings from a shelf near the door , she cautiously slipped out of the room . |
| 19 | RACHEL got pregnant at 15 because she wanted to leave school and get her own home . |
| 20 | Sandra , but she preferred Sandy , told us that she 'd worked at the Exhilarator for five months but was just biding her time before she could move away from her mother and get her own place in London . |
| 21 | Every three weeks when they go and visit her bloody granny in Bethnal Green . |
| 22 | So I abandon this problematical topic , and pursue her earlier point . |
| 23 | Only then does she become a full member of her husband 's lineage and secure her old age even in the absence of her husband . |
| 24 | Since nothing seemed to be required of her for the present , Robbie thought , it would do no harm to lean back , just for a moment , and allow her heavy eyelids to have their own way . |
| 25 | If only she could turn her back on the golden Dane whose gaze still ensnared her , lose herself in the masses and find her own way back to the hotel , but she was held where she stood by invisible chains . |
| 26 | She will be taxed independently of her husband , allowed to complete her own tax return and pay her own tax . |
| 27 | She will have the congratulations and good wishes of the many in the profession who know her and respect her incisive intellect , drive and professional ability . |
| 28 | Her left field of vision was impaired ( technically hemianopia ) , so that she had to turn her head and use her right eye in order to see anything even slightly to the left of her . |
| 29 | With an unhappy sigh , Mrs McMahon got out at the crossroads , and , feeling choked , Ellie drove on to the hall to drop off the suit , and collect her own luggage . |
| 30 | And , when she retires , she will finally get over her hatred of betting shops and indulge her uncanny ability to pick racing winners . |