Example sentences of "her [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let her make some splendid new beginning , let her start a new line ( in all but name ) . |
| 2 | Caroline felt her flush deepening , but she was not going to be the only one under attack here . |
| 3 | Lindsey felt her anger stirring . |
| 4 | Carrie felt her anger growing . |
| 5 | Basically , it provided that they would be investing in her rather than letting her buy this or that security for them . |
| 6 | She had been neglected and he ached because of it , but it would n't do to let her know that . |
| 7 | On September 1st , as soon as she was back in Florence , she had sent £12 , almost ten months ' wages to Ellen and had stressed the importance of letting her know such a large sum of money had arrived . |
| 8 | You must n't let her know this has happened . |
| 9 | People wept , and my mother embraced my father ; I had never seen her do such a thing before . |
| 10 | She even very kindly offered to attend to things , but I would not let her do that because I knew I had to face up to my responsibilities . |
| 11 | Tucker saw her do that and decided what kind of a woman he was dealing with . |
| 12 | But pride would n't let her do that — pride insisted she at least made an effort . |
| 13 | What had made her do that ? she wondered . |
| 14 | She tried to ease her hand out from under his but met with a resistance that could only have been overcome by struggling , and pride refused to let her do that . |
| 15 | Yeah that 's the first time I 've seen her do that , come on you little madam , come on you little madam , let's go and find granddad at work , I know you 're a baby well come on |
| 16 | But then , even as a child she 'd usually persuade him to let her do this or that against his better judgement . |
| 17 | ‘ Not this time , sweet , ’ he said raggedly , moving over her , slowly letting her feel some of his weight and the first seeking touch of his body . |
| 18 | He felt her grow rigid at his touch , made it so light that she hardly knew that it was there . |
| 19 | For some reason the simple outfit accentuated her long legs , and made her appear willowy and lithe rather than just bony and flat-chested . |
| 20 | She hesitated for a moment , before realising that to refuse would only make her appear ridiculous . |
| 21 | Let her remember that night too ! |
| 22 | They let her keep that part of herself , though much else changed . |
| 23 | Mrs Chafer , who has been divorced since the late Seventies , said the prince came to Pammy Jane 's rescue after the divorce and personally offered to let her use one of his tied cottages . |
| 24 | I seem to have heard her use several similar words when describing her brother . ’ |
| 25 | And it not only makes her look better — it makes her happy , say experts . |
| 26 | The effect of the collar and the cameo were remarkable , as Helen herself had dispassionately noted a few minutes before in her mirror : they made her look softer , prettier and younger . |
| 27 | KIM WILDE : For allowing herself to be subjected to year after year of pathetic changes of image which only serve to make her look uncomfortable , especially the latest one , with the expensive Marilyn Monroe dress , loads of cleavage and sub-Belinda Carlisle rock balladeering . |
| 28 | White always made her look heavier , and she wanted to look perfect on her wedding day . |
| 29 | Her mother was leaning back , her head tilted , a faint flush from the wine tinting her cheeks , the tilt of her head drawing the flesh from her chin and jaw , making her look young , younger than her years , and handsome , and , Erika suddenly realised , her eyes were of an exquisite forget-me-not blue . |
| 30 | Frills and furbelows just made her look stupid . |