Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] her in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The brown eyes regarded her in a contemplative manner until he said , ‘ You must meet Matt . |
| 2 | Woolley met her in a Belgian hospital in the summer of 1916 , after he had broken both ankles in a forced landing . |
| 3 | No — she did n't want to be locked away to die , yet as she rushed across the square she escaped death by inches from a dog-cart without noticing it , the magnet that was Christie Goldsborough drawing her in a straight line , through brick walls if need be , to get at him . |
| 4 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 5 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 6 | Obediently she returned the gesture , meeting his mesmeric gaze , feeling the power of his appraisal bathe her in a tingling aura before taking a deep , refreshing swallow . |
| 7 | No man had ever looked at her like that in her life , and his eyes left her in no uncertain terms as to what he was thinking . |
| 8 | Florrie told her in no uncertain terms that she would have to get used to it . |
| 9 | Delight flooded her in a great wave , and — oh yes , I am right ! cried her mind . |
| 10 | At the chilly boarding-school to which her parents sent her in the mistaken belief that she would be less lonely among girls of her own age , the prizes for mathematics — a subject which she did n't particularly care for but which came easily to her — were framed reproductions of the works of Italian painters . |
| 11 | ‘ And there you are wrong , ’ Alain assured her in an amused voice . |
| 12 | An early picture shows her in a wide-brimmed black hat and white dress owned by Sarah . |
| 13 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |
| 14 | Penry held her in a loose , impersonal embrace as her tears fell thick and fast , bitter and scalding enough to cauterise the wound in her memory . |
| 15 | Rose asked her in a low voice . |
| 16 | A change to teaching English to Italian children brought worse problems with ‘ il Signor Conte ’ , and a period married to a sisal farmer in Portuguese East Africa found her in the worst place on God 's earth . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , Nana , ’ Martha assured her in a distracted tone . |
| 18 | As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon . |
| 19 | Beth told her in a reproachful voice . |
| 20 | Enya claims to be stubborn , sulky and contrary where her composition is concerned , but she knew from unfortunate personal experience the natural anarchy and entropy of bands and very rationally allowed Nicky and Roma 's professional advice to guide her in the right direction . |
| 21 | Italian pop star Loredana Berte told a judge she needs the massive handouts to keep her in the luxurious style she enjoyed when they were together . |
| 22 | Apart from the shock that her GP saw her in the same light as his aged mother , Marie has never looked back . |
| 23 | She had not yet worn any of the gowns sent by Tamar and was longing for Bob to see her in the blue one . |
| 24 | The man told her in a broad Scots accent that he was Maurice Langton , the manager . |
| 25 | I remember the scandal surrounding her in the Seventies , when she appeared to be just a naive young girl caught up in the trappings of fame . |
| 26 | Surely any minute she would wake up and find Marc lying beside her , his arms holding her in the loving way of barely twelve hours ago ? |
| 27 | The word escaped her in a small explosion of sound . |
| 28 | Both arms wrapped her in a bruising hold , and when her mouth opened her scream was smothered by his hand . |
| 29 | The company had not made a proper effort to place her in a comparable position in another store . |
| 30 | Charles was relieved that the information put her in the clear ; she had been telling the truth . |