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

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1 The blue eyes were studying her with an intentness she found exceedingly disconcerting .
2 His partner had suddenly remembered her brothers were to meet her at the door and take her home ( an old trick , this ) .
3 Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport .
4 All these people were smacking her on the back , and touching her and congratulating her , and expressing surprise and delight .
5 She had guessed Robert and others were manipulating her as a chess piece in a game whose rules and ultimate aim were a mystery .
6 Lazy-lidded grey eyes in a dark , chisel-chinned face were regarding her with an insulting trace of laughter somewhere in their depths .
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