Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] she [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I only took her to the doctor because she had a bad nose bleed at playgroup , and I thought she looked a little pale . |
| 3 | I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with his inamorata . |
| 4 | But I did n't tell her everything at first , I just told her about the first two instances . |
| 5 | During the course of this session , I repeatedly reminded her of the fact that she was seeing something which had happened some time ago and that time had proved her recovery to be complete — something which had been born out by the numerous examinations and X-rays she had since undergone . |
| 6 | I simply looked her in the eye and said : ‘ This is mine . |
| 7 | I never saw her in the daytime . |
| 8 | The other moments I will treasure were the near-perfect serving of Michael Stich in his first Wimbledon final against Boris Becker , which puts a new and totally unexpected name on that historic trophy ; the charmless street-fighter qualities of Monica Seles which nevertheless took her to the number one spot in the world while showing total contempt for most of the accepted standards of behaviour that should belong to a champion ; and finally the conversion of Andre Agassi from teenage rebel to near-establishment idol at Wimbledon , where he appeared in shining white and won the hearts not only of his adoring army of fans , but also of most of the middle-age traditionalists . |
| 9 | Was she the author of the Casket Letters , those letters which totally implicated her in the murder , or were they forgeries ? |
| 10 | Then Breeze ran forwards and hugged Susan , who presently drew her into the hall . |
| 11 | Listen , if you go off and become a goatherd you never loved her in the first place . |
| 12 | And the thought of her doing something right dropped her with the suddenness of beer-induced mood . |
| 13 | Lifting her out of the water we were totally silent , and neither of us seemed to be willing to commit ourselves on a weight so we just put her in the sling and let the scales do the talking . |
| 14 | Lucinda accepted her mother 's need for a Bainbridge heir and she understood her feelings of guilt , too , even though no one ever blamed her for the accident . |
| 15 | We sometimes met her in the street on her way from classes , and she always stopped to talk to us . |
| 16 | He held the door open for her then followed her into the warmth of the bar . |
| 17 | She was not there and after running frantically around the garden he eventually found her beside the old hanging tree at the bottom of the path . |
| 18 | When pulled tight it effectively secured her to the bench , and as it passed behind her knees , so her legs were strapped in the position where her feet were above her head . |
| 19 | He suddenly seized her under the armpits and swung her round and round , until she was breathless . |
| 20 | To her astonishment , he suddenly prodded her in the ribs . |
| 21 | When he finally got her on the phone , she only asked him how he was then said she had to rush , and put the receiver down before he had time to tell her . |
| 22 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 23 | Then a long-shot from behind Sir Rupert Cartland 's shoulder as he forced open the dining-room door , saw the scene of Tick advancing menacingly on his beloved ( or ‘ that silly bitch ’ , as he always called her off the set ) , raised his pistol , cried , ‘ No , you monster ’ and shot the deformed coachman . |
| 24 | He often visited her in the early months , talking as if the passive figure in the background was n't there . |
| 25 | He fairly hauled her along the street afterwards , giving her no time for nerves as they reached a white-painted door with a large brass dragon for a knocker . |
| 26 | Despite his casual dress of jeans and shirt , there was still an air of sophistication about him that was in sharp variance to those around him , and she cursed Donal again for his stupid sense of humour because it now put her in the most ridiculous position . |
| 27 | It immediately reminded her of the unforgettable night at Ali 's Alley when she had met Sanborn , her jazz idol , who had then discreetly found out from her friends which of his songs was her favourite and made an impromptu appearance on stage to play it especially for her . |
| 28 | When she went upstairs he dragged her to the ground and after sitting on her stomach , he twice stabbed her in the cheek with a knife . |
| 29 | he bound her hands and raped her … he then drove her to the nearby village of Olney … where she was raped again … |
| 30 | He then kissed her on the cheek and said goodbye . |