Example sentences of "[verb] her like [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a size too small , but finally the leather stretched so that it fit her like an elastic corset . |
| 2 | She 'd thrown herself at him , and then when she 'd panicked he 'd dropped her like a hot potato … what a fool she 'd been ! |
| 3 | Eventually he released her with what appeared to be reluctance , which was strange , she thought , because she would have expected a man with his inhibitions about women to have just brushed her mouth briefly and then dropped her like a glowing ember . |
| 4 | Rourke leaned over her , straddling her like a vengeful demon . |
| 5 | Carolyn was ignoring her like a sulky child . |
| 6 | I would cherish her like an old man who 's caught a barmaid . |
| 7 | He was treating her like a cheap pick-up . |
| 8 | The sharp pang of disappointment seared her like a physical pain . |
| 9 | The steam hit her like a white-hot slap . |
| 10 | The words were tenderly spoken , yet they hit her like a tidal wave of icy-cold water , instantly extinguishing the flames of passion curling inside her , bringing her to horrified realisation of just what she was doing . |
| 11 | Even though she had tried to prepare herself for the possibility , the sense of shock hit her like a physical pain . |
| 12 | Quite apart from her reluctance to give her family any more ammunition to treat her like a witless child , Guy Sterne 's arrogant interference had merely burdened Charles and her father with yet another worry to add to their depressing catalogue of troubles . |
| 13 | Emotion stabbed her like a physical pain . |
| 14 | She realized that everyone looked at her with new eyes , handling her like a precious piece of porcelain to be admired but not touched . |
| 15 | He treated her like an incompetent subaltern . |
| 16 | After that he greeted her like an old friend each morning ; she did n't mind , it was dull talking to Magnus who seldom listened , and he gave her protection from the intense political views of the Afghan 's owner . |
| 17 | The ruthless cynicism in his eyes smote her like a physical blow . |
| 18 | And afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down , of wanting him to hold her and kiss her and pet her like a little girl . |
| 19 | Arriving like a final dea ex machina , Doris 's condition makes her like an ironic version of that goddess in Tennyson 's ‘ oenone ’ , ‘ Idalian Aphrodite beautiful , / Fresh as the foam , new-bathed in paphian wells . ’ |
| 20 | She might have taken on a job as a waitress for the summer , but she was damned if she was going to let people treat her like a mindless robot because of it . |