Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the shock that her GP saw her in the same light as his aged mother , Marie has never looked back . |
| 2 | Her GP informed us that she has had a further recurrence of left hemiparesis and , after investigation , the provisional diagnosis is demyelination . |
| 3 | Her GP referred her to a hospital in Watford , North London , where she underwent laser treatment to try and prevent the damage from getting any worse — but it did n't help . |
| 4 | Her step-granddaughter recalled her ceaseless industry as an artist , as well as her ‘ Greek rages ’ and her enduring appeal to men . |
| 5 | She had drifted off , and had been fast asleep for some hours when the sound of someone 's keeping their finger pressed on her doorbell roused her from a deep sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ And unless you 're one of Charity LeVille 's nubile masseuses over from Gros Islet … ’ he 'd reached the bed , and to her horror slung his jacket over a nearby chair and sat down on the edge of the bed , far too close for comfort , continuing in the same bland tone , ‘ … which from the pious clutching of bedclothes I somehow doubt , maybe you 'd like to explain exactly who you are ? ’ |
| 7 | Her trembling gave him the impression of her own passion being fuelled , which in its turn led him on to further , and deeper caresses . |
| 8 | ‘ She wanted to ring the school the next day but her sister told her you could get into trouble if your child was not attending school . |
| 9 | all her sister 's energy and thinking her sister should , I mean she had a sister living with her and her sister had her own family with her , er a Mongol son , well I 'm afraid Margaret should n't of taken that attitude because she said ooh everywhere I go now there 's only me , now that 's being selfish , because she had three children and she should n't really of expected all her sisters to keep coming , they were living with her , you know |
| 10 | Thinking of her sister made her impatient . |
| 11 | Soeur Dosithée , perhaps breaking her vow of poverty , kept all the letters that her sister sent her charting the progress of her little niece . |
| 12 | ‘ Beryl would n't look after the baby so her sister took it temporarily , but then Beryl really was ill with poliomyelitis so the little boy stayed with her sister . |
| 13 | But her sister begged her so hard not to leave her and to go on sleeping with her that she gave way . |
| 14 | Are n't you going to have one ? ’ she asked , but her sister shook her head . |
| 15 | Beatrice was married now , with a family of her own , and because times were hard her sister helped her with surreptitious gifts of money ; and with clothes , toys , and treats for the children . |
| 16 | She felt somehow that her sister needed it , for it seemed only too probable that if Rupert was interested in any woman it was in Ianthe . |
| 17 | Her sister faced her , waiting . |
| 18 | Everyone in her orbit knew she never touched alcohol . |
| 19 | In the last second before the knifing pain in her chest forced her to breath in water she found the dangling mouthpiece , and pushed it back between her teeth . |
| 20 | In the gloom her foot caught something — one of Fen 's shoes — and she stumbled . |
| 21 | Her route took her along Wellingborough road , one of Northamptons busiest streets . |
| 22 | Mrs Fletcher was extremely chic , but her accent gave her a reality . |
| 23 | But besides ability , the other essential element in political success is luck ; and at the precise moment of ultimate achievement , her luck deserted her , and the hollowness of the victory was revealed . |
| 24 | Her faith dominated my childhood . |
| 25 | She would n't stop at his side any more to watch him play , though he liked her to , for she was his lucky charm , and her presence concentrated his mind wonderfully . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , he would do what he could to help her , and would frankly face the fact that her presence gave him enormous pleasure . |
| 27 | A glance at her watch told her she would have to leave to catch a tram in half an hour . |
| 28 | A glance at her watch told her it was already mid-morning . |
| 29 | Feeling surprised that she was no nearer solving the enigma of Mark Vila , she tried to find something to take her mind off things , toying with the idea of running a couple of black and white Marlene Dietrich movies , but a glance at her watch told her that it was already late in the afternoon . |
| 30 | A glance at her watch showed her it was nearly midday . |