Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 George Eliot had loved the bonnets and sprigged china — because she knew them , or because writing them down gave her power over them , made her gentle and generous to their meaning ?
2 Money , of course , was scarce , and to help pay the bills she began to take in lodgers , moving me in to share her bedroom and letting my room and the attic .
3 ‘ You can have too much of anything , ’ was Gay 's sage rejoinder , ‘ and I rather think her mother 's been overdoing this entertaining stunt .
4 She did not resist as I gently opened her mouth .
5 I only saw her sister .
6 I suddenly remembered her name was Jane .
7 I just remember her backside wherever I saw always Helen 's backside .
8 I just wish her violin-playing showed any sign of improving through this extra-mural enthusiasm .
9 I just squeezed her hand and said , " Yes , darling .
10 I already had her telephone number .
11 I once watched her approach an elderly politician .
12 I always trust her opinion — apart from when she says I look cute , as I said !
13 I always respected her judgment and opinions .
14 I still see her face .
15 I usually make her coffee , and if she runs out of fags or needs summat from the shops , I go for her .
16 I also checked her urine for sugar as she now had vaginal thrush although this was probably due to the antibiotics .
17 I nearly had her back , Maggie , but now she 's right out of reach .
18 She was more than capable of defending herself if the need arose , but what if her pursuer was someone who had recognized her from a previous UNACO assignment , someone out to blow her cover ?
19 I really enjoy her company and miss the fun we used to have together on Neighbours .
20 I often thought her blindness was not entirely physical : she wanted finally to shut her eyes to the sorrows and miseries of the son she still adored , for she could not bear to see me suffering .
21 ‘ I think that pictures of this kind have no place on the sleeve of a pop record and I strongly question her commitment to Amnesty International . ’
22 She did n't turn up , so of course I then telephoned her office and found she had n't been there that week .
23 As , only a few months ago , she very charmingly killed a similar measure that I had introduced I doubly welcome her support now .
24 Someone else pulled her necklace , and imitation pearls spread underfoot .
25 We all called her Nanny ; I never knew her name .
26 Why , Mrs. Jewkes , you tell me she remains very sullen still and eats nothing , yet I think I never saw her look better in my life .
27 I never saw her face properly but
28 I NEVER ASKED her name .
29 So I say nothing to Anna ; instead I quietly join her family for a meal .
30 ‘ Believe me , I too value her friendship , ’ he said with obvious sincerity .
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