Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] her [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably he knew only that Jehana objected to the idea of marrying Artai , and had been told that her family wished to avoid giving offence by rejecting the suit , and so were willing to see her contracted without the preliminary of a courtship . |
| 2 | It would be in the nature of a test for her : if , as she claimed , she looked after her nephew as her own then she would not query the lack of financial support ; if she asked for it then it would be easier to force her to part with the boy . |
| 3 | Just as he said , Farmer Plant 's teenage niece , Harriet , was delighted to have her to help in the stables , and promised to teach her all about the care and feeding of horses as well . |
| 4 | Unable to sleep he had drawn back the front flaps of his hut to watch the spectacular storm and had been startled to see her dashing across the flooded clearing in the glare of the lightning flashes . |
| 5 | Some part of her tried to convince her to make for the door , but she knew they would expect that . |
| 6 | He seemed quite determined to keep her imprisoned against the wall again , and she longed to understand what thoughts were surging through his mind . |
| 7 | From Dennis 's drunken hints that memorable evening in Ramillies Drive I had gathered that the reason for this was Karen 's sterility , so I was somewhat surprised to find her going on the offensive . |
| 8 | Which would seem to imply that he murdered Christian to prevent her telling about the murder of the widow . |