Example sentences of "it [be] the [noun sg] [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ought to have hated the child she was carrying , it being the cause of her return to squalor after the effort she had made to rise above it , but since she 'd felt it move she could n't reject it . |
| 2 | Maybe it 's the threat of her crutches that is helping the decision makers sign . |
| 3 | It 's the catch in her breath tells me she is weeping in the dark . |
| 4 | It is the scale of her interest in the work of other departments and working with ad hoc groups , that makes her distinctive . |
| 5 | There may be rare occasions when it is desirable to emphasise the importance of some decisions by stating specifically that it is the decision of Her Majesty 's Government . |
| 6 | On Europe , to put it beyond all doubt in this House , in the country , and on the continent , will my right hon. Friend reaffirm that it is the policy of Her Majesty 's Government that Britain shall not go down the route of a federal Europe and that it is for Britain to decide on the future of her own currency ? |
| 7 | It is the desire of her life that Lord Wittisham realises her love . |
| 8 | It is the weight of her patience |
| 9 | It was the idea of her only grandson who wanted to create a focus for her many devotees . |
| 10 | It was the direction of her life she was questioning , for the first time since she had settled on a career . |
| 11 | It was the twang in her vowels that commanded attention , people thought to themselves ‘ here 's someone from a Woody Allen movie . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ As it was the possibility of her resigning was in the papers for about three weeks . ’ |
| 13 | It was the sign of her new trade . |
| 14 | It was the Princess at her best ; completely natural and giving each child her undivided attention . |
| 15 | It was the bloke on her left , the one with the Brasso beam . |
| 16 | It was the stuff of her darkest fantasies , her most secret longings . |
| 17 | It was the betrayal of her trust that made her flutter with anger . |
| 18 | It was the excuse for her deep delaying gaze into the looking-glass . |
| 19 | IT WAS the granting of her final demand . |
| 20 | It was the cause of her sore toes and blistered heel and empty , aching stomach . |
| 21 | Then she apologised for her mask , which was indeed extraordinary , and said it was the custom of her people . |
| 22 | I expected it was the loss of her husband , so I bought some material and made bead bags , and bags I filled with chalks , and a small drawing board for her quite intelligent little girl . |
| 23 | She spent most of her time telling herself that it was the loss of her job that was so catastrophic ; it had nothing to do with Ace Barton . |
| 24 | It was the house of her dreams , slightly mysterious , yet beckoning , welcoming , inviting admiration . |
| 25 | It was the cord on her neck , the killer 's hands there , his voice on the tape speaking her name out loud . |