Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sees her tears as meeting a variety of her needs . |
| 2 | SARAH Parrott has become like a sister to her young friend Philip Dawson , who suffers from cerebral palsy . |
| 3 | Only a Sister in her sixties , and two staff nurses were on duty in reception . |
| 4 | The sight of any other teacher dripping with water and with a bucket over her head would have been an occasion for great mirth among the pupils , but absolutely nothing could diminish Miss Hardbroom 's power . |
| 5 | They were full of makeup , boxes of this and pots of that ; a case with her expensive jewellery , all the pieces meticulously fitted in to their places . |
| 6 | Erm Can you show can you tell me any ways in which you I presume you know about Mother Theresa you know quite a bit about her life do you ? |
| 7 | But we 're worried a bit about her state of mind . |
| 8 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 9 | Firelight generally ate a bit of her haynet and by the time he settled down to go to sleep she lay down as well . |
| 10 | That 's probably a bit of her brains coming through . |
| 11 | Would she like to spend her days with a woman who had already claimed a bit of her heart ? |
| 12 | she wo n't give me a bit of her flake |
| 13 | CHERYL had not looked forward a bit to her holiday . |
| 14 | Raine was kind and courteous to me — not a bit like her ‘ wicked-stepmother ’ image ’ |
| 15 | She had always prided herself , as she got older , that she was n't a bit like her mama , but perhaps she was . |
| 16 | he 's a bit like her sort of in a dream |
| 17 | No she , I 'll leave her for a , she 's gon na have , have her tea in a minute , she can have a bit after her tea . |
| 18 | She 's got a bit in her mouth . |
| 19 | Berndt 's gaze hovered embarrassingly on a level with her bosom and Chesarynth felt again her lack of development . |
| 20 | As he came along the deck his legs were on a level with her eyes . |
| 21 | And , even with the man still on his knees and half doubled-up with pain , his head , with its swept-back mane of hair , was still at a level with her waist … |
| 22 | He held a cushion over her face and pressed … and pressed … ’ |
| 23 | Her limbs felt disconcertingly light , and she was having the greatest difficulty wiping the smile from her face as Luke placed a cushion behind her shoulders . |
| 24 | A winner of her last two races , she was ridden confidently last time at Chester and cantered clear of nearest rival Anchorage to win by 12 lengths . |
| 25 | But even as she thought about its different feel of smooth dryness instead of stinging dampness , she suspected she had not felt a swab on her brow at all . |
| 26 | She wore , instead of a bonnet , a veil over her smooth grey hair ; her gloves were elegant , of the finest kid , and she used her small hands gracefully . |
| 27 | 2 Novella was n't only drawing a veil over her beauty , but over her femaleness , synonymous — in the descendance of Eve — with seductiveness ; and , even more fatally , with folly . |
| 28 | A female blackbird flew by with a stick in her beak ; she was nest building . |
| 29 | Upon arrival at base , XH558 will be open to those who have tendered for her , with a decision on her next home , or otherwise , to be given in due course . |
| 30 | Since the issue of W. 's competence to make a decision about her treatment for anorexia is central to this appeal I record ( at this stage without comment ) the finding of Thorpe J. on this issue : ‘ There is no doubt at all that W. is a child of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision . |