Example sentences of "her [noun sg] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Pargeter sniffed and prodded with her toe at an imaginary stain in the carpet . |
| 2 | The appointment ended three weeks of political uncertainty during which Sheikh Hasina Wajed , leader of the second-largest party , the Awami League , challenged Begum Zia to demonstrate her majority at the first session of the newly elected Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) , scheduled for April 5 . |
| 3 | He deposited her case at the front door then strode back to his car , and she watched him go with hatred , her eyes moving over his powerful body , so lean , so tall , so impeccably dressed . |
| 4 | With a hopeless shrug of resignation she hurriedly put on a slim linen dress , which she had only thrown into her case at the last minute . |
| 5 | Because she knew he would be meeting her at the road alone , she had risen very early and bathed and scented herself with special care in her suite at the Continental Palace that morning . |
| 6 | Shelley felt a tug at her heart at the sudden attraction of him , the perfect body and the face that looked so much more natural and attractive out here in the warm southern wind . |
| 7 | And even if it was n't too personal , did she really want him to know that some wee devil of tenderness pulled at her heart at the grey lines of weariness etched into his face ? |
| 8 | Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Was he furious because she 'd led him on only to change her mind at the last minute ? |
| 11 | It 's not fair on a man if a women undresses and then changes her mind at the last minute . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , she changed her mind at the last moment . |
| 13 | Sally demanded , but a scarlet flush was creeping up her neck at an alarming rate and flooding her cheeks . |
| 14 | Mrs Chalker , who lost her seat at the general election , faced giving up her job as Minister of the Overseas Development Administration and Britain 's leading representative at the European Bank , leaving a gap in the British team but will continue in her post from the House of Lords . |
| 15 | We lined up on the foredeck to give the traditional three cheers for her Majesty at the appropriate moment . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Her attempt at a light laugh did n't quite make it . |
| 18 | She lost her nerve at the last minute . |
| 19 | ‘ She took her insulin at the right time , and ate properly ? ’ |
| 20 | She straightened , holding the small of her back and her bulge at the same time . |
| 21 | Critical rejection of her poetry at an early stage denied her an audience , but also brought her freedom to write on , unfettered by that audience 's demands or limitations . |
| 22 | In between driving lessons — she passed her test at the second attempt she was much in demand as a babysitter by her sisters ' married friends while Sarah used her to make up numbers at her frequent dinner parties . |
| 23 | She spent £3,000 on driving lessons over four years before passing her test at the 29th attempt . |
| 24 | It made him laugh to see her standing there , shaking her fist at the departing van . |
| 25 | Arriving on her broomstick at the prison-like school gates , Mildred peered through the railings into the misty playground . |
| 26 | The audience held its breath … and I secretly prayed that the manager would support me — unlike her counterpart at the Philharmonic Hall who earlier this year asked a young disabled woman to leave the hall because she ‘ offended ’ the visiting conductor . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Lucenzo burst into laughter himself , and she wished he had n't , a sharp jolt of awareness rocketing through her body at the dazzling transformation of his face and the deep , warm sound that had travelled through her to her tingling toes . |
| 29 | One woman found that when different family members were all demanding different things and her attention at the same time , ‘ something blows ’ . |
| 30 | She set her torso at a provocative angle on her hips , arched her knee a little , and stuck out her thumb . |