Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] her " in BNC.

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1 How bittersweet that name tasted on her tongue .
2 She was lying on her bed , looking up at the ceiling , Smudge and Whisky curled on her stomach .
3 Even Dorothea Shottery had the comfort of a home and money left by her husband , even Dorothea who has contributed nothing to life , has a married name and her freedom .
4 And Pudden dwelt within her spacious Bound :
5 She looked at her brother , disappointment and fear mingled in her face .
6 Depression and uncertainty thickened inside her throat , tightened her breathing .
7 She visited her rural community after two years ' absence and was impressed by the degree of collective organization and determination shown by her community .
8 A BRIDE-TO-BE had two wedding rings and cash stolen from her Sandy Row home last Saturday — just a day after she had bought the rings .
9 She 'd been taken completely by surprise , and fright added to her bewilderment .
10 A deep sense of another 's ingratitude invaded her — she found this foolish light-minded bird quite detestable in her desertion , in her stupidity and folly , in her lack of recognition of the comfort and safety arranged for her own good , contrived and given with heartfelt care and love .
11 ‘ All right , Gran , ’ she said ; and Gran put on her hat and coat and departed , leaving Ruth on her own .
12 The authoritarian paterfamilias presided over the institutionalisation of the double standard , while the pedestalised mother and wife depended for her purity on the degradation of the fallen woman .
13 Disgruntled , he turned sharply away , leaving her staring after him and shaking her head , disappointment and frustration written on her face .
14 It did not , however , wipe out the waste of time and effort caused by her foolish decision to lie .
15 EastEnders star June Brown , alias Dot Cotton , who had costumes and jewellery stolen from her car in Bristol on Saturday .
16 There was cream and jam smeared on her cheek .
17 Does she recognise that the inequity and injustice done to her party through , for example , no Conservative Members of Parliament being returned in 12 Glasgow constituencies would be redressed by the granting of proportional representation throughout the United Kingdom ?
18 AN ALCOHOLIC died after being kicked and stamped on and having soil and vegetation stuffed in her mouth , a jury was told yesterday .
19 Pauline Paul was confined to a wheelchair as calcium drained from her bones .
20 But though tiredness dragged at her mind and body , Isabel could n't relax .
21 It seems very unjust that D should have been required to pay Mrs. Bennett 's debt ; but note that he could probably have recovered the money from her as money paid to her use .
22 The cool bright room spun and there was a fearful pounding in Ruth 's ears as blood rushed to her head .
23 As blood poured from her wounds , she radioed to colleagues : ‘ Delta Romeo Three Two , am being stabbed , in pursuit . ’
24 ‘ I asked you to get that three days ago , ’ Rory said icily as Candy got to her feet .
25 I suppose I lost track of time too , ’ Belinda explained lamely , too consumed with riding out the worst of the tingling as feeling returned to her leg .
26 Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain .
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