Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] she [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So now you want to unload her on to the wretched Miss Plimsoll in the top form where she will cause even more chaos ? ’ |
| 2 | Members of a Cardiff ladies ' rowing club tried to pull her out of the mud , but found the current was too fast , and the bitch ( yes , she is called Eric ! ) , too heavy . |
| 3 | Poppy dissolved into a quivering heap when staff tried to lead her out of the cage , so they suggested that I tried . |
| 4 | He tried to draw her back into the circle of his arms . |
| 5 | She glared at him , then scanned the road for anyone who might offer help if he turned nasty and tried to force her back inside the car , but , apart from an elderly woman walking an equally elderly terrier along the opposite pavement , the road was deserted . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be unwise to try to move her back to the Rectory , ’ Tom Horrocks was saying . |
| 7 | And she had one or two hires including higher art and then somebody said oh that would be good for the P R department is looking for staff so she now is doing a superb job running a marketing operation , editing an internal newspaper it all herself and erm all of that I taught her , now I want to move her on to the stage where she can get professional recognition for this , now that is what I call an absolute beginner |
| 8 | Constanza tried to follow her out of the hotel — as she was very very upset , my grandmother — but Constanza was too late . |
| 9 | ‘ Narcissist , ’ I said , wanting to get her back into the subject ; but she dropped it . |
| 10 | A while later , when she was finished and dressed and sitting alone , Charlie came to take her out to the taxi . |
| 11 | Alina had assumed that Belov was taking her to another of the buildings , but it seemed now that he was going to lead her out of the settlement altogether . |
| 12 | cos I think we 're going to lock her up during the day |
| 13 | But she was n't feeling easy with him now , and as he pushed an easy-chair closer to her couch , and sat down opposite her , she had the uncanniest feeling that he was n't going to let her out of the room until she had told him every last bit of what there was to tell . |
| 14 | She could n't even accuse him of laying a finger on her , since she was always fast asleep when he joined her in the large bed , and the twins arrived to wake her up in the morning . |
| 15 | I 'm just going to drop her off at the hall . |
| 16 | He cuffed the woman on the head , attempting to drag her back into the doorway . |
| 17 | I think he 's at the bottom of a bog with a hole in his head and they 're waiting to scoop her up at the right moment . |
| 18 | Ellen screamed and was instantly seized by the other man , who , laughing at her wild struggles , began to force her down to the floor . |
| 19 | Then he bent down and began to roll her up in the hearth rug . |
| 20 | He threatened to hand her over to the police if she had any more of it . |
| 21 | ‘ So that seems to rule her out as the murderer , ’ Blanche concluded with a sigh of relief . |
| 22 | She had never before contacted any of the emergency services , and she was surprised by how long the operator took to put her through to the police . |
| 23 | She was being a bit of a weed and in any case I went to cheer her up in the first place . ’ |
| 24 | Lilian was fast asleep again , and Ruth managed to lift her out of the pram without waking her . |
| 25 | They offered to take her down to the sea , so off they went — accompanied by the Dares ' three dogs , hideous mongrels with hearts of gold . |
| 26 | I caught a glimpse of her , eyes red with fury , and I wondered if my last hour had come , but Bill , the man who was on guard , managed to push her back with the aid of a large plank , and she soon quietened down when we passed her babies back . ’ |
| 27 | She 's tried to tempt her back into the woods , but with little success . |
| 28 | Of course , you must make sure you protect the baby from a toddler who pinches or slaps or tries to tip her out of the pram when your back is turned . |
| 29 | Lucy was left to kick around by the unmanned Reservations desk for a couple of minutes , and then a waiter appeared to lead her over to the table . |
| 30 | Jed 's idea of doing something special was to be allowed to help her out on the estate , almost as if he was afraid that he 'd find himself abandoned if he did n't make himself useful . |