Example sentences of "[noun] of [verb] her [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Well , no point in denying it , she took after her mother 's side of the family for looks even if she had her dad 's brains , and Mrs. Pridmore had no intention of exposing her to the temptations of London .
2 She waited all day for the Kurd to return , but he failed to do so ; and when she made enquiries the next morning she was told that he had left the town within minutes of conducting her to the priest 's house .
3 George felt anxious that he had had no opportunity to be alone with Tamar , and so there had been no chance of warning her about the groom .
4 When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found .
5 Just the thought of having her around the place made him irritable .
6 Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top .
7 Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fĂȘte , by way of introducing her to the new life .
8 If indeed he 'd secured the tickets as a way of bribing her between the sheets , then he suffered for his lust .
9 But since she had wrecked Luke 's plans for a country weekend with Lexy , and deprived him of the possibility of replacing her from the ranks of his unofficial harem , perhaps it was hardly surprising that he should demand that she herself should fill the gap .
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