Example sentences of "[verb] be [noun sg] [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | When there has been trauma in her life , e.g. divorce or the death of a family member |
| 2 | Her destiny would have been marriage to her brother , then aged 9 . |
| 3 | If she 'd fought the rape there 'd have been skin from her attacker under the fingernails . |
| 4 | There would always have been ambivalence towards her charges because they were not only a means to an end , but also rivals for the limited rations of parental attention . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps I prefer cold air to hot air , ’ he suggested urbanely , his eyes darkening with what could have been amusement at her spirited defence of her career . |
| 6 | Make sure you agree from the start on whether babysitting is part of her job , and if so how often . |
| 7 | It said quite plainly , there will be trouble , mademoiselle , and Jenna followed Marguerite into the house that had been home to her father for all those years . |
| 8 | The only evening dress she had brought with her was the colour of well-polished copper , which added a little colour to her pale complexion , but it was not going to be warm enough and so she took the mink that had been part of her trousseau from the wardrobe and slung it around her shoulders . |
| 9 | Fully awake now , Polly lay absolutely still , her mind racing as she tried to work out what was real and what had been part of her dream . |
| 10 | Fabia had a soft spot for dogs , and cats too , for that matter , and there had been talk of her training to be a vet . |
| 11 | But there was more to it than that : as the only daughter and elder sister to Nathan and Matthew , she had become far more involved in the running of the household , and had been witness to her mother 's frequent pregnancies , miscarriages and confinements . |