Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that night she had knelt in her cell through the long , dark hours , begging the Almighty to forgive her for her envy and sadness . |
| 2 | Her right hand tingled to smack his arrogant face , but she remembered her drama coach 's advice , consciously releasing her tension in a long , draining breath ; then she said as clearly and cuttingly as she could , ‘ Whatever has Peter done to deserve a rat like you for a brother ? |
| 3 | I followed her gaze down the long empty platform and there at the other end stood a tall figure . |
| 4 | She caught sight of her reflection in the long looking-glass . |
| 5 | And suddenly he smiled , his expression softening as he reached out to brush her cheek with a long brown finger . |
| 6 | No — each lady had personally placed her cake on the long table — without assistance . |
| 7 | She stood up and twisted her hair round her head in a long rope , pinning it high . |
| 8 | The embalmers laid her flat on a long wooden table , and one of them , the master , took a sharp flint knife to make a long incision low down in her side . |
| 9 | She glanced repeatedly at her daughter in the long white linen gown which had been her own wedding dress . |
| 10 | She contemplates her image in the long looking-glass by the window , and decides that the effect is a little too sombre . |
| 11 | Theodora wound her way down the long narrow garden , bowing her head under the arching tendrils of the old roses , edging past the organic asparagus bed and avoiding the hazard of the flight paths of bees intent on making for their two hives . |
| 12 | Then , feeling a strong urge to look at his portrait again , she showered quickly , put on clean undies and an oatmeal skirt and blouse , and made her way to the long gallery . |
| 13 | She generates interesting theories , offers stimulating possibilities , makes her pitch for a long exploration , and all but does the dance of the seven veils to persuade Rainbow to join her on a journey of self-discovery . |
| 14 | Gabriel looked into her face for a long time . |
| 15 | Very slowly , fitzAlan came back to her , gazing down at her face for a long moment . |
| 16 | An invitation through Moran brought the three girls and the boy to her house for a long Sunday . |
| 17 | The Richardson boys had been visitors to her house for a long time . |