Example sentences of "her [noun sg] was [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We told her her present was on the way . |
| 2 | Sara wore a thin mackintosh over a blouse and skirt ; her handbag was on the floor at her side and a furled umbrella rested against the desk . |
| 3 | Her handbag was in the bedroom . |
| 4 | In the string , taking Shine On for a showpiece half-speed over five furlongs , riding home , her mind was on the implications of his message . |
| 5 | Her mind was on the gardener 's boy , |
| 6 | All her concentration was on the squirt . |
| 7 | Making lunch for Lucy and Francis , giving her lifts here and there when her car was off the road , calling her just to see how she was , ordering her home when she looked exhausted , plying her with remedies if she had a cold , rubbing her back if she was tense . |
| 8 | Her bedroom was at the back of the house . |
| 9 | What brought her to a standstill was the realisation that her bedroom was under the eaves , so that the walls angled sharply towards the ceiling , lending the room a special character . |
| 10 | Her bedroom was in the basement . |
| 11 | Inter-collegiate golf had convinced her that , eventually , her future was on the L.P.G.A. Tour . |
| 12 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 13 | Her home was on the other side of Belsize Square , and he would often drop in at night to tell her about his latest ideas , just as he had done earlier with Dulcie Howes and was to continue doing with one friend or another all his life . |
| 14 | Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ . |
| 15 | Her room was on the first floor , at the back , opposite the top of the kitchen stairs . |
| 16 | Miss Grimes answered the bell quickly , for her room was on the ground floor . |
| 17 | ‘ You c-ca n't … ’ she spluttered , trying not to panic that , if she 'd got it right — and she could n't see how else this swine of a man could threaten her — he was saying that her job was on the line ! |
| 18 | But in the prayers , although she knelt and bowed her head , her attention was on the people in the church . |
| 19 | Her attention was on the food . |
| 20 | The falconer had authority and poise , she remained in control of the whole operation , and her attention was with the bird at each second of its flight — all while delivering a running commentary ! |
| 21 | Her husband was on the free list , visiting at any time , which meant he was bad . |
| 22 | One of them was complaining in a quiet , slow alto voice that her husband was in the habit of leaving everything lying on the floor ; books , socks , newspapers , even matches and pipes . |
| 23 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 24 | Trembling and a little afraid , she gently struggled , vaguely aware that her husband was in the next room . |
| 25 | Course I di I did n't get to know much else but it was obvious you see , she 'd been going out with a young man , her husband was in the Forces and er she 'd tried to get rid of it . |
| 26 | This person had got one son about twelve , and her husband was in the Forces as well . |
| 27 | Oh rumour has it that her husband was in the forces |
| 28 | She said I could n't stay with her , that her aunty was in the house , things like that , so I had nowhere to go . |
| 29 | Her nightdress was on the pillow of the double bed , her dressing gown behind the door and her handbag on top of the chest of drawers . |
| 30 | Her head was at the level of his thigh , and he laid a hand on her shoulder . |