Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] her [noun] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The presence of the Colonel walking at her side was dispiriting . |
| 2 | At first interview she said the strain of looking after her mother-in-law was considerable , that it was putting a strain on her marriage in that she and her husband were always quarrelling these days , and that she had got to the point when ‘ I feel I ca n't go on any longer ’ . |
| 3 | Frere 's thanksgiving for his wife 's recovery was heartfelt , for that loss would have been irreparable ; and his rejoicing at her return was genuine enough ; but how short-lived . |
| 4 | Maria 's brilliant smile was for a particularly attentive television camera , but the dreams sparkling in her eyes were uncontrived , as pure delight and ambition triumphed over all else for a moment . |
| 5 | The gulp she made in her throat was audible , and Peggy put in quickly , ‘ Wanted to what ? ’ |
| 6 | The pain that crushed against her heart was unbearable . |
| 7 | The strains of a two-week court ordeal showed in her face and in her shaking hands but when she spoke of her determination to fight on her voice was steady . |
| 8 | Her petty tyranny and ruthless exploitation of anyone who fell under her sway was typical of the behaviour of hundreds of local Party bosses in Romania . |
| 9 | The first girl to get to her feet was plain and heavily bespectacled . |