Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [prep] the time " in BNC.

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1 If we ascribe this to the archetype of the Great Mother , then it seems that her presence at the time of death reveals one of her most compassionate aspects .
2 Leonora was suffering serious doubts about her sanity by the time the train drew in to Paddington Station the following Saturday evening .
3 The woman in the fun photos , a 24-year-old Briton , is said to have sold her story of the time she spent in Andrew 's company to an American magazine .
4 But once Mona , daughter of the PLO 's chief fund-raiser , had admitted that he had enjoyed a summer holiday on her money at the time of the Gulf crisis , the gap-toothed Lothario was on his bike .
5 All three were sentenced to 25 years , although Martina Shanahan had served 200 days virtually of solitary confinement at Risley whilst on remand and was said to be losing her mind by the time the trial began .
6 That book portrayed her as an insecure child , who had overcome her unhappiness at the time of her mother 's elopement by zealously nursing her younger brother .
7 Police withdrew the fine and three penalty points when Nichola , 37 , explained no-one was behind the wheel of her car at the time .
8 ’ Occasionally I look at my daughter , ’ Irina would say , ’ and wonder where she 's put her intelligence for the time being .
9 Had it not been for the critical response to her work at the time , she might now be recorded differently in our history books .
10 Charles felt fairly confident of her safety for the time being .
11 Mrs Hepburn said she had been living with her husband at the time of the alleged crimes but was now in the process of divorcing him .
12 Merlyn demanded to know why he had not reported her departure at the time .
13 She was adamant that she had been wearing her G-string at the time — round her ankle .
14 Having resolved never to let it happen again , she aims to provide not only for her retirement but for her daughter Gemma , aged ten , who with luck will be well settled into her career by the time Margaret 's DOUBLE PAYOUT policy matures .
15 The woman was at war with her father at the time . ’
16 On this occasion the 24-year-old occult fanatic was cleared of the charge because he claimed he was misinformed of her age at the time of the offence .
17 The symptoms she endured varied from month to month , worsening or improving according to the circumstances of her life at the time .
18 ‘ Kathleen was a martyr to her migraine at the time , as you know , otherwise we should have invited you to stay with us when you were discharged .
19 It had been a tearful last time with Jonathan , her boyfriend of the time — but casual sex had never been among her hobbies .
20 Even though her boyfriend at the time was against this , she was determined not to be persuaded to have another baby .
21 Her boyfriend at the time of the outrage , Patrick Shotter ( 47 ) , is also serving life for the Ballykelly murders .
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