Example sentences of "foot and [verb] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was kissing her hungrily , then he lifted her off her feet and carried her to the water 's edge , resting her on the sand so that their bodies could feel the gentle ebb and fall of the sea against them .
2 Seizing her wrist , he hauled her to her feet and dragged her through the small hall and into a side-room with a wide , specially designed window on the north wall .
3 They had grasped her by the wrists and feet and dragged her to the neighbouring room .
4 Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study .
5 The latter turned his head as the door shut behind her , coming to his feet and raking her with a glance that was both sharp and insolent .
6 Daniel got down , put an arm round her thick middle , hoisted her silently to her feet and pulled her towards the bedroom .
7 Colleague Evelyn Cookson and a stranger hoisted Tammy to her feet and helped her into a waiting ambulance .
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