Example sentences of "her [noun sg] get the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kathleen flushed and was angry with herself for it and for allowing her sister to get the better of her again . |
| 2 | All the girls opened their grammar books at the page Mademoiselle commanded then Mary-Lou found she had her English grammar instead of her French one so she reopened her desk to get the right book . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't trust her or her dressmaker to get the children 's clothes right . ’ |
| 4 | It 's about this woman who 's blind right , and they killed her husband to get the erm , jewels , you know , and erm , you know , 'cause she she , she can like tell , you know , she was gon na find the killers , you know , and people were saying that 'cause she 's blind |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll get in touch with you as soon as he can , ’ said Melissa , trying not to allow her irritation to get the better of her . |
| 6 | ‘ Open them , Donna , ’ said Julie , her impatience getting the better of her . |
| 7 | To hell with her resolution not to let her temper get the better of her . |
| 8 | The public relations worker studies these differences , called " profiles " , so that she knows which paper is best suited for her information to get the best response . |
| 9 | ‘ It sounds lovely , ’ she said warmly , and then , her curiosity getting the better of her , she asked with a teasing smile , ‘ Why was Sylvia truly blessed ? ’ |
| 10 | Her curiosity got the better of her . |