Example sentences of "[noun pl] in her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Before long Muriel spoke of these strains with neighbours and other personal tussles in her life . |
| 32 | The look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence . |
| 33 | Isabel hurried on while she could still speak , almost slurring the words in her nervousness. ‘ 'T WAS the truth … but ‘ t is not what you think . |
| 34 | The only words in her head were aimed at fitzAlan and they were quite unrepeatable . |
| 35 | When Gabriel arrived , Bathsheba knew from his expression which words in her note had made him come . |
| 36 | ‘ Of course , ’ the Doctor had said , and the memory of his voice was so real that she almost heard the words in her ears , ‘ if anyone wanted to infiltrate the TARDIS with any kind of intelligence , from a virus to an entire computer , they 'd only have to plug a cable into the socket under the console . |
| 37 | She remembered the words in her father 's letter : Do n't let them hook you , however tempting the bait . |
| 38 | But even as she framed the words in her mind , confidence deserted her . |
| 39 | He stopped and Fenella repeated the words in her mind . |
| 40 | He whispered the words in her ear . |
| 41 | Erm , is it , would it , it showed you not to put words in her mouth , but I mean , it was nice to talk about Disneyland . |
| 42 | — There was no way , though , she was going to step into that pit : Simon 's warning , ‘ Making a fool of you — not as daft as you think — making a fool of you , ’ replayed again and again like a commentary to the pictures in her head . |
| 43 | She must bear in mind she was in control of the pictures in her head . |
| 44 | She had caught sight of it only once , from the top of a bus , but she knew , from watching television , from looking at pictures in her mother 's magazines , what it must be like . |
| 45 | Above left The wallpaper frieze in the sitting room came from America and was fearfully expensive , but Angela could n't resist it because it reminded her of two pictures in her bedroom , of fruit and flowers painted on black velvet . |
| 46 | And stashed away too , was her new fear that she might never , ever be able to recreate such pictures in her mind again . |
| 47 | She breathed deeply , resting her head against his shoulder , exhausted by the anguish of the dream , the battle with Luke , screwing her eyes shut against the still vivid pictures in her mind . |
| 48 | She had heard the complaint so often from mother , teachers and friends that she could hear their concerted voices in her head . |
| 49 | If that does n't make him sit up and take notice … one of the voices in her head started to say until she firmly clamped down on it . |
| 50 | Would it be so wrong to give in ? argued the voices in her head . |
| 51 | She shared her home with a woman friend and was intensely secretive about her privacy , leaving complicated embargoes in her will on the publication of her letters , many of which she destroyed . |
| 52 | Her extensive learning was acquired in spite of many disruptions in her life . |
| 53 | And this , more than anything else Gazzer had said before , set up doubts in her mind . |
| 54 | Nagging doubts in her mind . |
| 55 | Now the doubts in her mind were obliterated as a searing excitement took over , leaving her with no thought of evasion , no thought of anything but to respond completely , to enjoy the strength and purpose , the seductive presence of Rune Christensen , filling her senses with him , tasting , touching … enjoying … |
| 56 | But the memory of Hugh Russell 's blind , unthinking adoration of her mother raised doubts in her mind . |
| 57 | With that problem out of the way , he carefully examined her , frowning at the obvious ascites in her abdomen . |
| 58 | But a few instants later , she needed no other support than the strong arms that seized her and gathered her to a broad chest , the lips in her hair uttering the words that sent the blood rushing through her veins . |
| 59 | Muriel Alcock , matron of an old people 's home , is helping to organize classes on a regular basis in several homes in her area . |
| 60 | 2 Sadie had 137 shells in her collection . |