Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun sg] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | Delia Sutherland moved her scrutiny to the other palm . |
| 4 | There was something very attractive about delaying her return to the poisonous atmosphere of the office . |
| 5 | She eventually found her way to the social services department . |
| 6 | Was it too much to think that that dying little creature with the last of her strength had carried her kitten to the only haven of comfort and warmth she had ever known in the hope that it would be cared for there ? |
| 7 | First thing in the morning , she would make her way to the big house where she intended to relay everything she had learned . |
| 8 | She led her horse to the very edge of the woodland , and peered out through the scrub at the rise of land before her . |
| 9 | Finally available in English two years after it scandalised Russia , this is the tale of Irina , a femme fatale who sleeps her way to the top echelons of Moscow high life . |
| 10 | Then she made her way to the Federal Medical Centre in the prison complex at Lexington , Kentucky , in defiant style , cheating the merciless media of a final picture by arriving at 4am . |
| 11 | She went into the house and made her way to the small suite of rooms that Bonard and his staff of two used as offices . |
| 12 | She made her way to the small side gate that opened on to the alley and which in the daytime was kept permanently open so that tradesmen could make their way to the kitchens through the vegetable garden . |
| 13 | Hurriedly , with her head down , she made her way to the nearest entrance that would take her back into the factory . |
| 14 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 15 | As she made her way to the blue and white tiled bathroom which was at the other end of the house , there was another clap of thunder and the lightning flashed again . |
| 16 | Then , feeling a strong urge to look at his portrait again , she showered quickly , put on clean undies and an oatmeal skirt and blouse , and made her way to the long gallery . |
| 17 | Miss Fogerty made her way to the only other classroom , and stopped short on the threshold with surprise . |
| 18 | Then she made her way to the little corner grocery shop , five minutes ' walk from Jubilee Street . |
| 19 | She made her way to the old city , the Vieille Ville , with a certain amount of relief . |
| 20 | As she made her way to the modest Grenfell town house , Emily felt the beginning of a headache coming on . |
| 21 | The dining-room was crowded as she made her way to the open buffet table . |
| 22 | In 1988 Virginia Beardshaw of the Kings Fund , a charity promoting innovation in the NHS , and Edith Morgan , who had lent her name to the general hospital unit at Torquay , carried out a survey of the Torbay mental health services . |
| 23 | His words hurt her and she reached for her wine and dropped her gaze to the ruby-red liquid . |
| 24 | Georgina transferred her attention to the other shoe . |
| 25 | Joseph noticed that she avoided passing close to the iron grilles closing off the between-deck areas of the ship and when she reached the stern she gazed into the jungle for a moment , then closed her eyes and lifted her face to the gentle warmth of the morning sun . |
| 26 | Bernice lifted her face to the warming rays of an impossible sun , and wondered at the beauty and mystery of the universe . |
| 27 | Lalage looked up only when Dada , having completed a diagram of salt and pepper pots , directed her attention to the flat silver dish she was delaying in its stately passage round the table . |
| 28 | We were completely thrown when one woman asked if she could bring her daughter to the next session . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not a mind-reader , ’ she said eventually , then with a defensive jerk of the head she slipped the catch before he could reply and was suddenly free , breathing in the cold , clear air , turning her face to the rising sun , wishing he would release her from the spell that still ensnared her . |
| 30 | He was dead , and she drew the sheet over his face before turning her attention to the next . |