Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She strained her eyes into the broken circle of darkness , and a breath of ancient tension and fear seemed to issue chillingly from the hole the river had torn in history . |
| 2 | The likelihood of Britain having to meet her obligations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula increased in step with the raucousness of Radio Cairo 's ‘ The Voice of the Arabs ’ , adjuring all true followers of Islam to oust every vestige of European colonialism from their lands . |
| 3 | He had asked Christina to attend this meeting too , saying he 'd value her opinion on the revised pool plans which Paul was bringing in . |
| 4 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 5 | Thérèse drew her forefinger across the cool iron and traced a zigzag . |
| 6 | The girl in the Chinese house-coat narrowed her eyes upon the central figure in the tableau before her , and the supple lines of her face sharpened into crystal , and lost their smiling gaiety . |
| 7 | Fran hurried across the street , weaving her way between the busy traffic towards the underground car park favoured by the staff at the radio station . |
| 8 | He had said he might be late , after all , and she decided to snatch a few more moments of privacy to recharge her batteries in the one place in the whole luxurious house where she was able to relax and feel she was her own person . |
| 9 | The final section will discuss her representation of the female body , especially in relation to contemporary ideals of beauty . |
| 10 | ‘ At that time , ’ recalls Vivien , who was the first British player to try her hand on the American Tour , ‘ the LPGA needed all the publicity and good will it could get . |
| 11 | Nutty paused , trying to marshal her convictions into the right words . |
| 12 | She jerked her head towards the far wall . |
| 13 | This second misfortune seemed to revive her memories of the earlier time when she had been carrying his child and had been given to understand that her husband had been simultaneously carrying on an affair with some young army chauffeuse . |
| 14 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 15 | Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that . |
| 16 | My blaster , ’ she said , backing towards a wall and keeping her eyes on the widening gap between the doors . |
| 17 | Rose ignored her , keeping her eyes on the rattling carriage , holding herself in a permanent half crouch , like a sprinter at the starting post . |
| 18 | She kicked off her shoes then crouched down in front of the stereo and traced her fingernail along the impressive collection of compact discs , selected one , and fed it into the machine . |
| 19 | Sycorax fainted , and Ariel bent her cheek to the discoloured cheek of the old woman and licked the salt that fell in her tears , and when she reached the cabin took her inside where the rush screens would keep the flies off her wounds , and made her as comfortable as she could on the ground , with fresh dressings on her burns , a cool soaked cloth on her forehead . |
| 20 | Your mam 's so good with them — she 'll make sure Danny does n't get into mischief and see that Lilian has her bottle at the right time . ’ |
| 21 | It is to the credit of such workers that they rarely feel animosity towards a member of the Royal Family who puts on a designer frock , gets into a chauffeur-driven car , spends a couple of hours meeting the afflicted and , as a result , has her picture on the front page of most national newspapers with the word caring prefacing every mention of her name . |
| 22 | Merrill dabbed her mouth with the big damask napkin and put it down . |
| 23 | And suddenly Morse knew where the body had been launched into the river and into eternity ; knew , too , that if Lucy Downes could so quickly arouse the rather sluggish libido of a Lewis , then it was hardly difficult to guess her effect upon the lively carnality of a Kemp . |
| 24 | A divorced woman can only use her former husband 's contribution record to establish her right to the basic pension and only provided she contributes in her own right as soon as the marriage ends and she does not remarry ( unless she is divorced over the age of 60 ) . |
| 25 | Both arms plunged down into the water , but she was able to steady herself by pressing her hands on the stony bed . |
| 26 | A stitch seared her side and she came to a stumbling halt , pressing her palms to the painful place , waiting until the sharp sting had eased a little . |
| 27 | Delia Sutherland moved her scrutiny to the other palm . |
| 28 | As she moved her thumbs to the sensitive muscles where his neck and shoulders joined , she exerted gentle pressure , and warmth flooded through her when he groaned . |
| 29 | She moved her toes in the orange dust at the edge of the road . |
| 30 | Despairingly she moved her hands along the slender curves of her body , naked between the sheets . |