Example sentences of "her [noun] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics have sniped that the dividing line between the political and the profit motive has never been too sharply defined on Hamnett 's agenda , a feeling provoked by such off-the-cuff comments as her enthusiasm for an idea that will ‘ make me rich and wo n't hurt animals ’ . |
| 2 | Since the late 1940s the Queen Mother had been the darling of National Hunt racing : it was largely her enthusiasm for the sport that raised its status from that of a poor relation to the Flat to , by the mid-1950s , a position of near equality — in popularity if not in the prize money available . |
| 3 | But I 'll do it ! she told herself , her enthusiasm for the task growing with every stroke of her charcoal pencil . |
| 4 | Although Mrs Robinson was genuine in her sympathy for the anonymity her daughter strove for , she was Mary 's proudest admirer . |
| 5 | Her case for the defence is notably restrained , unlike her treatment of the same subject in Dickon , a play published posthumously in 1953 . |
| 6 | The small shock of surprise disturbed her judgement for a moment , and the awareness of feeling and looking disconcerted inclined her to resent him , and to look for and find impudence in an approach which would have seemed perfectly excusable in a resident scholar . |
| 7 | Should the plan be discovered and Alianor be seen as party to the clandestine meeting , she could well find herself in danger , accused of shelving her responsibility for the lady Anne 's protection and honour … |
| 8 | Denise Harriman , the senator 's aide , uttered a barely audible sigh which I translated as an expression of relief that her responsibility for the twins was ending . |
| 9 | A woman shows her support for the South West Africa People 's Organisation ( Swapo ) at an election rally in Windhoek . |
| 10 | President Corazon Aquino announced on Jan. 25 her support for the candidacy of Fidel Ramos , her former Defence Secretary , in the presidential elections due to be held on May 11 , 1992 . |
| 11 | In fact she went out of her way to show her support for the people who had contributed to it . |
| 12 | Diana asked her sister for a lift to London . |
| 13 | The old lady clutched at her chest for a moment , and Lina took a step forward , but Mrs Richards waved her away . |
| 14 | Jezrael leaped at the man in a balletic kick , somersaulting as the back of his neck snagged her foot for a second . |
| 15 | She wandered through to the kitchen to get her bag , and checked through her notes for the name and address of the Rose Bowl 's usual wholesaler . |
| 16 | At first our association was concerned with her scripts for the CBC broadcasts , and I found her most amenable to work with . |
| 17 | As befits a New Zealander , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa did her bit for the game during the World Cup . |
| 18 | In this case , take the child some distance away and then let him or her watch for a while until the fear recedes , which it usually does within about ten minutes . |
| 19 | ‘ The new owner of the Enderley estate is a hard man , or he 'd never have the heart to turn her out , even if he does want her cottage for a gamekeeper . |
| 20 | ‘ One lady invited us to go to her cottage for a holiday . |
| 21 | Five minutes into the First Act Dotty Blundell forgot her lines and snapped her fingers for a prompt . |
| 22 | Study her grammalogues in the shorthand , take a sharp interest in the book-keeping , flex her fingers for the typing , practising over and over . |
| 23 | She surveyed Nona and her preparation for a picnic . |
| 24 | And , he reflected , the same innocence , the same near-perfect regularity of feature , was shared by Mertseger , who lay two paces away in the patience of death , awaiting her preparation for the Fields of Aarru . |
| 25 | ‘ How can I not ? ’ he returned savagely , his hands on her shoulders stilling her and seemingly stopping her heart for an instant . |
| 26 | He had played the worst of tricks on her , making her lose all her self-respect , and it was something that would rankle in her heart for the rest of her life . |
| 27 | Leonora clenched her teeth for an instant as her body yielded to his with a fleeting moment of pain , then she relaxed as they lay still for an instant in the very eye of the storm . |
| 28 | She tells Hello ! of her wishes for the baby : ‘ One is that everything goes well at the birth . |
| 29 | She felt his teeth against her skin for a split-second , then the splinter was gone . |
| 30 | Her contract for the play ran out then . |