Example sentences of "it be her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harriet puts her head on Jen 's shoulder , her long straight strange hair fanning across Jen 's breast as if it were her own hair , and her own short , coppery/gingery hair stops standing on end at the ghost in the wood and begins to flow loose . |
| 2 | His wife lay there so limp , so insubstantial , her black hair hanging down like the tail of a whipped animal and one white hand clutching his sleeve as though it were her only hold on life . |
| 3 | ‘ The trouble is she feels as if it were her fault . |
| 4 | A small , terrified child clutching a satchel with both arms as though it were her most prized possession . |
| 5 | On it were her confirmation cross and the farthing Rob had given her soon after they met . |
| 6 | Her breast felt hollow , as if it were her heart she had buried ; but she could move and speak , still . |
| 7 | ‘ I hope you 'll be at the funeral , ’ said Viola in her grand way , as if it were her show and there 'd be cocktails afterwards . |
| 8 | ’ Melissa was about to point out that Angy 's tender heart had not prevented her from flaunting Rick 's ring as if it were her own , nor had she intervened to protect Barney from hurt , but she merely said , ‘ It was enough to make anyone angry . ’ |
| 9 | He glared at her , as if it were her fault she could n't remember . |
| 10 | but she sold her house in Jersey , her husband retires in July , the school break , and erm and she said I 've got some good , er when I got home from wherever I 'd been , Rudy left me a note to say phone Val good news and I thought it were her back was good news , but she said no me medical problems were not good news , they dare n't operate cos me back 's in such a state and they have n't give her much hope for anything apart from a wheelchair sort of thing , later on in life and erm , but she said that I 've got a bit of good news I 've sold me house so I said ooh lovely , so she said I do n't know any more but I ring you and let you know , the next night she phoned me back , she said yeah me house has gone they got two hundred and twenty thousand for it , they wanted them out a week on Thursday |
| 11 | The accent must be scrupulously well done : it 's her truth , her vocal identity , her prison . |
| 12 | Now it 's her life , ’ her married sister said gently . |
| 13 | It 's her ring and I bought her that scarf . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ She fell back on it , assuming it 's her blood . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's her gun . |
| 16 | — ‘ It 's her problem , ’ he told himself . |
| 17 | She did n't do it on purpose , it 's her new chariot . |
| 18 | ‘ Take no notice it 's her age . |
| 19 | In the book I read about this girl who has a celebration when it 's her period , and I asked Mum : could we do that ? |
| 20 | ‘ It 's her left foot that 's misshapen . ’ |
| 21 | No matter what Mabel might think , it 's her parents you 've got to think about . |
| 22 | Still , it 's her life to ruin and one word from us and she 'll do the opposite so good luck to her , I wash my hands , I wash my hands absolutely . |
| 23 | She 's used to louts , thugs , layabouts — it 's her job : she cuts off the bits that Society does n't like and paints over the scars . |
| 24 | She came to St Bartholomew 's Hospital to be operated on , but it 's her mind that interests me . |
| 25 | It 's her house . ’ |
| 26 | A muttering audience coughs and squints through the smoke to find out what the hell 's going on , and only a mild smattering of , ‘ Oh , it 's her ’ applause greets me as I stagger out of the smoke towards Jim . |
| 27 | We do n't want her to go back but it 's her decision . |
| 28 | ‘ When it 's her birthday she only gets holy pictures and holy water fonts , ’ Benny reported . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's her life at stake , ’ he said . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's her half-brother that 's the problem . ’ |