Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that this quest for reassurance will cause her to seek out situations in which some sort of official sanction will be given to her change . |
| 2 | The privacy made it perfect for the reception of forbidden lovers which made Roshanara Begum all the more jealous that such facilities should be given to her sister Jahanara while being refused to her . |
| 3 | The matron moved towards Elinor 's bed on legs that seemed to be joined to her feet without ankles : she did not walk so much as stomp . |
| 4 | The woman was never offensive in Stephen 's presence , but Tamar knew that should she retaliate , as she was often tempted to , her conduct would immediately be reported to her husband . |
| 5 | Housewives definition she must be confined to her home , or that of a recognised medical institution . |
| 6 | As it was , she went down so badly with flu that she had to be confined to her room for the duration . |
| 7 | If not erm then if your spouse died the day after you for instance , you had a road accident or something like that and you 've left it all to her , she 'll take it all and then it 'll add it would be added to her estate it as well and make the inheritance tax bill bigger . |
| 8 | This was something she had never even heard of , so we spent quite a long time discussing hypnosis , regression and how the techniques could be applied to her situation . |
| 9 | Provided a breastfeeding mother looks after herself by wearing a good supporting bra , no further damage should be done to her figure . |
| 10 | Motion made , and Question proposed , That a further sum not exceeding £1,680,076,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1992 for expenditure by the Department of Social Security on non-contributory retirement pensions , Christmas bonus payments to pensioners , pensions etc. , for disablement or death arising out of war or service in the armed forces after 2nd September 1939 and on sundry other services , on attendance allowances , invalid care allowance , severe disablement allowance , mobility allowance ; on pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes ; on income support , transitional payment , child benefit , one parent benefit , family credit , and on the vaccine damage payment scheme . |
| 11 | And , slowly , she realised the whole situation could be turned to her advantage . |
| 12 | For the elderly Mao , she was perhaps a useful alibi : anything which the government did which proved too unpopular was likely to be attributed to her doing . |
| 13 | It is unclear at this stage if direct comparison can be made with Behrensmeyer 's weathering categories , applied as they are to large mammal weathering in tropical climates , but as a provisional estimate these changes will be attributed to her stage 2 . |
| 14 | With an expression of furtive apprehension , Hyacinth allowed herself to be helped to her feet and settled , squatting , on the pot . |
| 15 | In desperation she threw the umbrella into the foyer , hoping there was somebody out of sight in the box office who 'd be alerted to her jeopardy . |
| 16 | Sometimes she would be invited to her sister 's house , but not too often now , because it must be admitted that with the passing of the years Aunt Nessy had come to look a little eccentric . |
| 17 | But there could never be any proof on the matter , and if she had died after it was stolen , then surely the money would have to be credited to her estate , would it not ? |
| 18 | Her future would be devoted to her husband and children and no more would she be tempted into any indiscretions , she vowed . |
| 19 | And all to be set to her account , for she had driven him away ! |
| 20 | Lisa had been fully occupied explaining to a rather elderly lady why she could n't pick out the exact blooms that were to be delivered to her daughter-in-law in New Zealand . |
| 21 | Following her death her second husband , the baseball player Joe DiMaggio , arranged for fresh roses to be delivered to her grave three times a week . |
| 22 | Bathsheba ordered the body to be removed to her house , and by herself she washed and dressed her dead husband for burial . |
| 23 | Before Luke arrived back she had arranged for details and menus to be sent to her home address , and she was humming softly when he came in . |
| 24 | She 'd be sent to her room and hear them going on about how if it was n't for The Child — her — everything would be different and it would have ended years ago . |
| 25 | " Sara is to be married to her cousin , Dom João , " she announced , and her piercing brown eyes scanned their faces to see their reaction . |
| 26 | It tells a dark and passionate story of love and hatred , as a young bride elopes with her lover on the morning of the day she was to be married to her childhood sweetheart . |
| 27 | COUNCILLORS are likely to consider whether the 11-year old girl at the centre of a Home Alone storm should be returned to her mother when she returns from her Spanish holiday , it emerged yesterday . |
| 28 | Now the American authorities have said Teresa can have custody until February next year after which they have to be returned to her husband . |