Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [pron] was a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her mind there was a set of events which includes reading about a work of art and looking at it . |
| 2 | But I gave her a cold stare and fluffed my fur out ; I could n't have her thinking I was a pushover . |
| 3 | A short time later it had a change of heart , however , and indicted the publisher-cum-bookseller Edmund Curll for selling Venus in the Cloister , or the Nun in her Smock which was a spicy tale of lesbian nuns , first published in France in 1682 . |
| 4 | Living there were Mrs. Dear , her elder daughter , another daughter with her husband who was a main line engine driver and their three children . |
| 5 | Anne promised , too proud to plead for others to be told , yet at the heart of her joy there was a small core of resentment that John was dictating terms to her . |
| 6 | Prior to her appointment she was a member of the UN Human Rights Commission , in which connection she had investigated human rights abuses in Myanma . |
| 7 | By her fireside there was a settee and a table , ‘ and old granny was in the corner . |
| 8 | By the side of her bed there was a card , embossed with the Queen 's cypher , giving the times of meals and table placements as well as a note saying how the various guests would be conveyed to the racecourse , either in open carriages or black Daimler saloons . |
| 9 | By the side of her bed there was a locker with one Christmas card . |
| 10 | To her amazement it was a shiny red paperback called How To Succeed In Business . |
| 11 | ‘ It 'll be cooler at sea , ’ I reassured her , then I looked at her companion who was a very crisp and handsome black woman . |
| 12 | Throughout her life she was a regular worshipper at Llanfwrog Parish Church , even though in recent years she was largely confined to her home . |
| 13 | To her surprise there was a calm , almost bland expression on Jennifer 's face , while her parents seemed more embarrassed then shocked . |
| 14 | In her way there was a pool of mud . |
| 15 | The prosecution claims she turned vicious in a row over £1,300 she claimed Staudinger owed her and also because he threatened to tell her mother she was a prostitute . |