Example sentences of "[pron] mother was [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps when pregnant with me , my mother was hit on the head by a ‘ No Vehicular Access ’ sign , and her understandable anxiety transmitted itself to my foetal subconscious . |
| 2 | Her mother was resting on the sofa , reading a magazine . |
| 3 | Her mother was reported in the Star as saying : ‘ It has all been too much for her . |
| 4 | Mrs Hitchcock 's other daughter Stella watched in horror as her mother was slashed on the arms and face as she tried to protect Kelly from the attack . |
| 5 | Her mother was talking to the director as though nothing had happened . |
| 6 | Von Karajan had been a member of the Nazi party , and saw no reason publicly to mourn musicians who had been persecuted ; Abbado by contrast is a left-winger whose mother was imprisoned by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish child . |
| 7 | His mother was standing in the doorway , beckoning to him . |
| 8 | It seemed to Joe that his mother was waiting behind the hall door for him , because no sooner had he entered the house than there she was , staring at him over the distance . |
| 9 | ‘ Explain your meaning , my son , ’ his mother was saying in the disapproving tone generally reserved for others . |
| 10 | His mother was bending over the baby in the basketwork cradle his father had made for the first Wooldridge child , and she was mopping the fevered little body with a damp cloth . |
| 11 | His mother was aching at the evidence before them both ; her ache transmitted itself through her flesh like a smell , and he absorbed it . |
| 12 | His mother was talking to the police at the time , but she insisted on dressing him herself , and told everyone not to touch him . |
| 13 | As it was , she was fortunate your mother was accepted by the social worker . |
| 14 | So your mother was regarded in the neighbourhood as someone who knew how to treat illnesses ? |