Example sentences of "her [noun] was [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her sons was in the Orange Order |
| 2 | ‘ We told her her present was on the way . |
| 3 | She chose to ignore him again , paddling on in silence , not knowing if the tension in her shoulders was from the unfamiliar strain of the exercise or from the unfamiliar strain of having eyes probe one 's back with habitual cynicism . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Her handbag was in the bedroom . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Her mind was on the gardener 's boy , |
| 8 | All her concentration was on the squirt . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Her bedroom was at the back of the house . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Her bedroom was in the basement . |
| 13 | Inter-collegiate golf had convinced her that , eventually , her future was on the L.P.G.A. Tour . |
| 14 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | Her room was on the first floor , at the back , opposite the top of the kitchen stairs . |
| 18 | Miss Grimes answered the bell quickly , for her room was on the ground floor . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 20 | But in the prayers , although she knelt and bowed her head , her attention was on the people in the church . |
| 21 | Her attention was on the food . |
| 22 | 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 ! |
| 23 | Her husband was on the free list , visiting at any time , which meant he was bad . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 26 | Trembling and a little afraid , she gently struggled , vaguely aware that her husband was in the next room . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | This person had got one son about twelve , and her husband was in the Forces as well . |
| 29 | Oh rumour has it that her husband was in the forces |
| 30 | 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 . |