Example sentences of "her [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her heart thumped painfully as she remembered him making love to her for the first time , the hard , forceful thrust of his body coming much quicker than she had expected , an abrupt shock after all the gentleness that had gone before . |
| 32 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
| 33 | Then Folly reached the top of the steps , and the woman noticed her for the first time . |
| 34 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 35 | The Inspector turned to her for the first time , but if he was cheered by her observation he gave no sign of his approval . |
| 36 | At first I was bitterly jealous of Rachel and only wanted Jacob to love me more than her to win something from her for the first time in my miserable life , but by the end of that blissful week , I found that I , unfortunately , had also fallen victim to his charms . |
| 37 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 38 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 39 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 40 | It sounded as though the reality of what they were doing had come home to her for the first time . |
| 41 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 42 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 43 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 44 | This was discussed at length with Janet , after which it was agreed that the therapist would see her for the next 2 months at fortnightly intervals and that no more than one telephone call per week would be acceptable . |
| 45 | But the marriage plan for Matilda was now dead , and within a few months her father was killed in a border skirmish , and we hear no more of her for the next seven years . |
| 46 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
| 47 | She lived in a dream of love from the moment that he had bowed over her hand when she had been introduced to him by Daisy Warwick at Warwick Castle , and murmured , ‘ Not an American Princess , surely , but a true one , ’ and later that evening , dancing with her for the third time , he had said into her ear , ‘ And can a princess stoop to a mere marquess ? ’ |
| 48 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
| 49 | I kissed her for the last time as she lay in her hospital bed : the bedclothes were crisp and undisturbed , and she looked very clean , just as she would have wanted to ; and very small , because she was so old , and having started life none too big had ended up , at the age of ninety-one , not much bigger than a child . |
| 50 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 51 | Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty . |
| 52 | Persistent colds , coughs and a temperature have dogged her for the last year . |
| 53 | That was it until handover on Monday , which she hoped would be enough time to shake off the cold that had been dogging her for the last couple of days . |
| 54 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 55 | Mota , from Portugal , suffered yet again with a mysterious stomach complaint , which affected her during the last world championships . |
| 56 | Walking slowly up and down the old stone terrace , Laura tried to empty her mind — to banish the sick feelings of fear and apprehension which had haunted her during the last week . |
| 57 | The numbing stupor got her through the next few hours . |
| 58 | Francie grinned , and joined in with her after the first few phrases . |
| 59 | ‘ It 's delicious , ’ Melissa assured her after the first mouthful . |
| 60 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |