Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] she [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up .
2 When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found .
3 How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ?
4 Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life .
5 Anything to divert his attention , to prevent him from labelling her with the cruel names she 'd last heard on Marcus 's tongue .
6 She remembered mother 's compassion in saving her from the certain shock of such evil envelopes .
7 This was partly due to ‘ The Loco-Motion ’ , remixed by Stock , Aitken and Waterman and her third single on the PWL label , succeeding in breaking her in the all-important American market when it climbed to number three in the US charts .
8 Had he done wrong in inviting her in the first place ?
9 Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle .
10 No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ?
11 He looked at her doubtfully , as troubled at leaving her with the distressed child as Edna had been at leaving Liza with Celia a short time before .
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