Example sentences of "her [noun sg] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obvious that Alison has not recovered in any sense , and is just managing to keep out of hospital by maintaining her weight at a low but not life-threatening level . |
| 2 | The education officer will also pitch his or her talk at a suitable level for the age group concerned , something that is not always achieved by an ordinary guide . |
| 3 | Unfortunately her attempt at a dignified exit was ruined by fitzAlan murmuring in a perfectly audible voice that he would not be long in joining her . |
| 4 | Her attempt at a light laugh did n't quite make it . |
| 5 | A CHILDLESS woman was sacked from her job at a private hospital after she took time off to recover from the loss of surrogate twins , it was said . |
| 6 | She set her torso at a provocative angle on her hips , arched her knee a little , and stuck out her thumb . |
| 7 | She went about with her head at a slight angle and her eyes permanently narrowed , to avoid the smoke . |
| 8 | Shifting into an uncomfortable position in which her back was slightly turned to the tray , with her hands still strapped down , she turned her head at a painful angle to watch the tray . |
| 9 | Noth Bucks Coroner Rodney Corner told the jury at today 's inquest that six month old Hannah Davies had been found on the floor beside her buggy at a local playgroup . |
| 10 | In the meantime his lady was exposed to public gaze seated in her chair at a great open window . |
| 11 | The turn booked by her uncle at a local club failed to appear . |
| 12 | The theme Eva took for her testimony at a united service in Brisbane the Good Friday after her conversion summed up her new found faith . |
| 13 | Nigel and Adrian were the high-powered executives ; her non-appearance at a social gathering was hardly noteworthy . |
| 14 | It was the only friendly thing in a lonely waste of unseen watery hills over which Viking shouldered her way at a laborious six knots . |
| 15 | Like any woman , she was happy to be admired , but she was also determined to sell her wheat at a good price , and to do business with the other farmers like a man . |