Example sentences of "[to-vb] by her [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Presumably not the minor detail that young Anne was a designing little minx who married Henry in cold blood to further her own ambitions — and then did n't even have the sense or decency to stand by her bargain . ’ |
| 2 | And once she 'd had the her arms in the dough , I had to stand by her side just to feed a drop of water gently . |
| 3 | When Manfro detached himself from the other men and came to walk by her side , Topaz glared at him . |
| 4 | She had elected to keep the group to women only , instead of employing a male model to act as bridegroom , but as she came out of the dressing-room she would have welcomed someone to walk by her side . |
| 5 | She held Dot up to the mirror and Dot saw the greyish rivulets where tears had run down her cheeks and been smudged to grey by her hands . |
| 6 | Thus , Field J. postulated the case of a wife in poor health who refused intercourse and who was forced to comply by her husband who enlisted the aid of a third party to subdue her . |
| 7 | Mike Monro , defending , said his client had had a strict upbringing , having to do what she was ordered to do by her parents . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh dear , you and your girlfriends … well , perhaps Tory could come too ? ’ she looked enquiringly at Marie , who admitted that Victoria had been considered too young to ride by her parents . |
| 9 | When the mother approaches the nest where the kittens are hiding , letting them know that there is nothing to fear by her approach . |
| 10 | ‘ Dock leaves , ’ he explained briefly as he returned to kneel by her side . |
| 11 | Thatcher was four votes short of outright victory ; she wanted to fight on , but was told to go by her cabinet ( the same loyal troupe that now surrounds Major ) . |
| 12 | It was too dark in the small room to see by her expression if Isabel remembered also , but he knew she did . |
| 13 | The light seemed to die about her , leaving her to see by her senses only . |
| 14 | Dot pushed back the blanket , slid off Gloria 's lap and moved back to sit by her window . |
| 15 | Nessie went to sit by her son and Nellie turned again to the window . |
| 16 | It was him above all she would be trying to impress by her break with convention — impress in a quite futile way , because it was obvious that he and Clare were permanently attached . |
| 17 | Later , however , she resisted the creditor 's attempts to enforce the security on the ground , first , that the document was void as being an unregistered bill of sale and , secondly , that she had been procured to sign by her husband 's undue influence and had had no independent advice . |