Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] her [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 2 | Today he would have liked to remain at Hillmarden for another night , but he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic on his way back to London , knowing he had a very busy week coming which might make it impossible to see her again until the following weekend . |
| 3 | She became so tame it was impossible to release her back into the wild . |
| 4 | He had assured her he would be able to lead her out of the forest , but so far they seemed only to have become tangled further in its mazy pathways . |
| 5 | There is only one reservation : should Miss Jade bear a daughter , can Mr Jagger guarantee that he will in future years be able to keep her away from the attentions of his bass ( sic ) colleague , Mr William Wyman ? |
| 6 | ‘ Who in hell 's name are you ? ’ he asked amiably , still unable to make her out in the thick shade of an ivy-infested oak . |
| 7 | He looked ready to throw her out of the moving taxi . |