Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [prep] the second " in BNC.

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1 Here her expressive rubato is freer , so that in the first movement the opening theme is more impulsive , and her freedom in the second subject vividly conveys the sort of magic you find in her live performances .
2 In between driving lessons — she passed her test at the second attempt she was much in demand as a babysitter by her sisters ' married friends while Sarah used her to make up numbers at her frequent dinner parties .
3 Matilda , sitting motionless at her desk in the second row , was watching things very closely .
4 Desperation to escape also helped her to find her way through the labyrinth of passageways , up to her room on the second floor .
5 Thus , by increasingly objectifying , depersonalising , and in turn , defeminising her art in the second half of the decade , O'Keeffe moved closer to what she wanted : to be recognised as an artist , rather than as a woman artist — a term that , when applied to her , has specific erotic implications she could not tolerate .
6 She held one end of a white tape in one hand and measured out a length with the other which was several times the distance from her elbow to the second finger of her hand .
7 She was beside herself , shouting at the top of her voice for the second time that day .
8 She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time .
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