Example sentences of "her [adv prt] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came to the house in response to a card Miss Matlock had placed in a local newsagent 's window and Miss Matlock took her on to replace a cleaning woman who had recently left . ’ |
| 2 | Marc had already admitted he had been leading her on to see what she would do . |
| 3 | It seems likely that his preoccupation with her promisingly clever older sister , Jenny ( Jane Alice ) , caused unhappiness in May 's childhood and further spurred her on to succeed in the practical arts . |
| 4 | It was men like Terence Lewis who had spurred her on to get where she was today . |
| 5 | Curiosity egged her on to add : ‘ Why d'thee ask ? ’ |
| 6 | Well I sa , I mean I took her on to look after her and I did n't think there would any problem |
| 7 | He did not want to bring her in to talk to him , nor did he want to interview her in the presence of her devoted but sharp-eyed husband . |
| 8 | This meant that Jocasta was unlikely to come bouncing out and invite her in to listen to a Mahler symphony on her record player . |
| 9 | They probably had to rake her in to hold the fort . |
| 10 | Later , when Mrs Barnwell came , Sister Cooney took her in to see Richard . |
| 11 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with her , but they were concerned about marks on her hips and would keep her in to see what was the cause , ’ he said . |
| 12 | He got her in to see an agent who was a friend of Jock Lennox , and he had arranged an appointment with a producer who was sending out a show with the American Ragtime Octette and Cissie Loftus the impressionist , as well as The Ramblers , a famous juggling act , and an Australian called Pansy Montague , who toured as La Milo , an exponent of the art of living statues . |
| 13 | Mrs Pygling sent her in to spy on Jane and she prowled about with a cordless telephone , through which she had to talk very loud , so that her cracked voice and cackling laugh could be heard in every corner of the estate . |
| 14 | Later , he called her in to discuss the files she had been studying . |
| 15 | It seemed that she was the mother , but her sister , a prostitute , had locked her in to look after her children while she was out ‘ on the game ’ . |
| 16 | I thought , at first , of Jean Hastie and of summoning her down to deal with this . |
| 17 | He drew her down to kiss her . |
| 18 | Adèle was hoping Mr Rochester would call her down to meet the guests , but in the end she was so tired with all the excitement that she and I both went to bed early . |
| 19 | ‘ I mentioned to the master that Adèle wanted to be introduced to the ladies , and he asked you to bring her down to meet them this evening . ’ |
| 20 | the first night sh we run her down to meet him right , me and him , I said oh go on Donna , said he 's a nice bloke , he 's not nice looking in fact he 's nothing , you know , nice looking at all but he 's a nice bloke , he got a , you know , bit of money and all that . |
| 21 | They 're not knuckling her down to concentrate ! |
| 22 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 23 | She spoke with Lord Furness for a few minutes , and then Lady Furness brought her over to see me . |
| 24 | I rushed her over to see him as soon as I could but he was still drugged up after the operation . ’ |
| 25 | He stroked her hair and kissed her face , then rolled her over to lean over her once more . |
| 26 | There was a need for reassurance in the whispered question , and he smiled gently , rolling her over to gather her close in his arms . |
| 27 | Lucie whistled sharply to catch her attention , then beckoned her over to stand beside him . |
| 28 | Jay had asked her over to show her off to her four oldest friends . |
| 29 | But seeing her sister 's eyes turn from contemplating the deep indigo square of sky above the courtyard , and come to rest on her face in grief-stricken entreaty , she faltered , shrugged , and with impatient gestures , moved her over to make room on the bench where she dumped herself down . |
| 30 | He took her through to show her the four-roomed suite that was his private living space within Liston Hall . |