Example sentences of "her [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is a tyrant who numbers among her possessions a private menagerie of four hundred and nineteen fools , some grotesquely malformed , others as beauteous as the dawn . |
| 2 | There can be no doubt that the climate of Japan imposed on her artists a different attitude towards art problems . |
| 3 | He gave her fingers a brief squeeze , then released them and began drumming on the table . |
| 4 | And Beauty in her turn was sober , sensible , and one hundred per cent reliable — until the day she carefully picked up in her teeth a full bucket of water , and then just as carefully poured it over her owner 's head ! |
| 5 | Gemma is glamorous as always , her lips a large pucker of blood red , her hair a shock of bleached white-blonde , her legs fish-netted and mini-skirted , high Doc Martens on her feet . |
| 6 | Isabel lifted her chin , pride and defiance turning her eyes a stormy grey as she stared back at fitzAlan coldly . |
| 7 | At that word she raised her head and looked at him again , and long , and behind the clear disillusionment of her eyes a burning darkness had gathered and hung , glowing from deep within her . |
| 8 | Moonlight washed over her features , making of her eyes a perfect blank . |
| 9 | Almost before Laura could blink her eyes a vigorous pillow-fight seemed to be taking place as the two small girls charged back and forth across the bed , screaming with laughter when they managed to score a hit . |
| 10 | She builds up a full and fascinating portrait of a community with an acute sense of history which gives her descriptions a unique dimension . |
| 11 | Susanne Turfus , who was Education Officer between 1982–1988 , provided as part of her duties a similar service for parents who sought advice and help to ensure that a deaf child would receive the best possible education . |
| 12 | Slorne stared , her feathers a silvery grey in the night , and seemed to try to find some strength which would let her speak . |
| 13 | Our boarding crew found the tug looking like a war survivor , her funnel riddled with bullet holes , her decks a charred mess . |
| 14 | So 57 against her equals a net gain , ’ said another So who wins from this week 's mini-drama ? |
| 15 | He thrust into her hands a blue plastic safety helmet with a transparent visor . |
| 16 | ‘ It seems strong enough , ’ he said , pressing into her hands a great hook of rusted iron . |