Example sentences of "[to-vb] her [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ the basal reason for binding the creditor with equities arising from the conduct of the husband is that in substance , if not technically , the wife is a volunteer conferring an important advantage upon her husband who in virtue of his position has an opportunity of abusing the confidence she may be expected to place in him and the creditor relies upon the person in that position to obtain her agreement to become his surety . |
| 2 | Like her brother-in-law , Ilie , the historian , when faced with foreigners who could not be simply forbidden to ask questions , Elena graciously used to encourage her colleagues to show their mettle by contributing to the discussion . |
| 3 | But she had to shake her head to clear it of the dizzy sensation . |
| 4 | That 's what I mean they do n't call them they call them cos she do n't want to lose her name does she ? |
| 5 | Were it otherwise , it would follow that a man who assaults his wife purely in order to enforce her duty to maintain him , or to care for their children , should be similarly exempt from criminal liability . |
| 6 | Roman said almost casually and Claudia was astonished to see her twin bite her lip and lower her eyes . |
| 7 | The brief comments recorded here made me long for more : ‘ How did Ophelia know to scratch her legs like she did ? |
| 8 | Hugh approached and they sat down together , the Corduroys and the Pargeters , and Molly felt that her husband 's almost invisible disposal of his food was a criticism of her lack of delicacy and the extent to which she had to open her mouth to accommodate her bun . |
| 9 | Her scowl was furious enough to cause her companion to revise his original opinion . |
| 10 | Amidst the noise of children shouting , women calling across the alley , and dogs barking , Sarah seemed to hear her father condemning her for the way she had behaved these last months , and her misery grew . |
| 11 | But still the urge to express her feelings tormented her and at last , in defiance of that dislike she had felt on their last meeting , she sat down and wrote to the person to whom she had once been most close , to Mrs Browning . |
| 12 | She had been forced to slap her face to quieten her . |
| 13 | Despite having to spend several periods in hospital , Anna was determined not to let her illness affect her life . |
| 14 | She hastened to let her concern cover her embarrassment . |
| 15 | One had the feeling that she was happy enough just to let her racket do her talking for her … |
| 16 | A few months previously she would have gone on to implore Camille not to let her friends eat everything in the fridge . |
| 17 | Outside in her car she kept a tight grip on herself , refusing to let her humiliation reduce her to tears . |
| 18 | The ward sister had actually drawn her aside and asked her whether she did not think it would be a good idea to let her husband see his children more often in the future . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , Marc , ’ she sobbed , clinging to his neck and trying to let her lips tell him what he wanted to know . |
| 20 | If she wants a routine to fill her day let her do community work . |
| 21 | The alternative was to use her capital to set herself up in business . |
| 22 | Since Lord Clyde said in his inquiry report that the social workers had acted in good faith , the social workers would have to keep her children to prove they did the right thing in the first place , she said . |
| 23 | ‘ The children decided it would be a nice gesture to send her cards to show everyone is thinking of her . ’ |
| 24 | So far she had not been able to reconcile her desire to keep everything the same and her desire for comfort . |
| 25 | I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours . |
| 26 | And then , suddenly , she was struggling and screaming and I had to hold her wrists to stop her from scratching me . ’ |
| 27 | She had no need to turn her head to see who it was , for she knew his step . |
| 28 | She did n't even need to turn her head to know it was him . |
| 29 | They had spies out , to be sure , but so far no definite reports had come in other than that Balliol and the English army , now unfortunately reinforced by the Highland and other Scots adherents , had left Perth ten days before , cavalry and foot marching southwards by Auchterarder and the Allan Water , to cross Teith by the Ford of Keir and Forth by the Fords of Frew , presumably to avoid any opposition at the vulnerable Stirling Bridge ; which conjecture had set Alexander Ramsay worrying about Doune Castle and Mariot Randolph , not to mention her brother raising his levies thereabouts . |
| 30 | Coun Nilsson offered to withdraw her remarks saying there was no need to ask Coun Jackson to comment . |