Example sentences of "about her [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She had tried to talk to her father about her fears .
2 She had never been able to talk about her fears with any of her friends .
3 Mrs McWilliams had said that at the Royal Samaritan Hospital she had told the anaesthetist about her fears because of what had happened before but he had reassured her .
4 For there was no doubt about her success that night , and for the encore this time , she came on alone .
5 What the new doctor says about her heart .
6 She turned to the dealers and complained this time about her heart condition .
7 But he would pray — both for Emilia 's recovery from affliction , and for the strength he would need throughout the long thawing of the ice about her heart .
8 Instead she simply felt that same old dull ache like a weight about her heart , dragging her down , making everything else seem pointless .
9 At the tone , warm fingers curled about her heart , making her feel weak .
10 It was a neat line to end on and she used it to excuse herself and go upstream to wash , using the chilly water to freeze her blood and perhaps put a coat of ice about her heart .
11 All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart .
12 She 's relaxed and responding well to some half-completed treatment , unconcerned about her hair loss .
13 IRISH singer Enya refused to step out of her house for two months because she was depressed — about her hair .
14 She liked to tease Alix about her hair , which was forever wispily descending from its large wooden slide : Toni 's own curled neatly in angelic dyed blonde braids , and sometimes on request she had given Alix lessons in hair management , but Alix could not , would not learn .
15 The hurt look vanished and she promptly forgot about her hair .
16 She heard a footfall , she pressed herself back , keeping an eye on the street ; in a doorway , further on , a silhouette detached itself for a moment , and she saw a man throw his head back and shake it as if intoxicated , while holding his arms extended , and she fancied she heard him speak to his own fidanzata of that evening , she imagined him murmuring about her hair — as dark as a raven 's wing , perhaps ?
17 I was talking to this chick about her hair and the trouble she had with it .
18 The lush tropical foliage overhead moved , creating lilting patterns of light , and she remembered what Tom Russell had said about her hair .
19 She would have to do something about her hair .
20 He does n't give a damn about her studies .
21 For , after all , though she 'd talked about ‘ coming to an arrangement ’ , Ronni had no reason to suspect that Silvia was n't serious about her studies , and it would be wrong of her to give Guido that impression .
22 She is suing a hunter who chased wild boar on to her land and taking legal action over articles about her love life with Bernard , a close friend of extreme right-wing politician Jean-Marie le Pen .
23 BBC bosses wanted to know about her love life … and if she had ever posed for sexy photos .
24 She became worried about the appearance of the place , about her cooking , and about her anomalous position in the household .
25 During the month of October 1974 Karen told nobody about her secret , but she felt very lonely .
26 But later that morning Luke was in one of the relaxed moods she was beginning to like so much , helping her move some recently purchased pots and tubs of plants about her balcony , asking questions , laughing at her description of her mongrel ancestry — Irish , Scottish , English , Portuguese and Italian , and intrigued to learn that she spoke Portuguese .
27 A talented student , she was immensely serious about her work and Modigliani helped and encouraged her .
28 She would not be drawn out to talk about her work , to which she almost never referred without the adjective ‘ menial ’ .
29 Another quality , which soon becomes infectious on meeting her , is Boyd 's childish excitement about her work .
30 The word ‘ magical ’ crops up time and again as she talks about her work .
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