Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] she [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a time DeVore simply watched her , following her every movement with the hidden cameras , switching from screen to screen , zooming in to focus on her face or watching her from the far side of the room . |
| 2 | " If that 's the trouble , you could n't do better than to entrust her to the skilled understanding of the Sisters . " |
| 3 | Heat flared along her veins , ripple after ripple of heady sensation that shook her to the very depths . |
| 4 | Her head lay next to the thin wall that separated her from the two of them . |
| 5 | It was perfectly natural that Jake should marry — and , apart from how it might affect Kirsty , it was not an event that interested her in the slightest . |
| 6 | She thanked the driver , lifted the latch of the low iron gate and took four steps that brought her to the front door . |
| 7 | A sentiment that ambushed her at the coldest moments . |
| 8 | Marion was sitting in the sun , her back to the hut that sheltered her from the cold wind . |
| 9 | But , to her relief , the voice that greeted her from the other side of the oak door , though indistinct , was that of the porter she had met so briefly the evening before . |
| 10 | He took her chin between finger and thumb , turning her face and drowning her in the warm amber light of his eyes . |
| 11 | He had it all worked out : the hand over her mouth , the knife under her eyes , and drag her into the dark shed . |
| 12 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 13 | And Glenn Close 's stubborn and pain-ridden performance as Sunny makes you sad for her and hate her at the same time . |
| 14 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 15 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 16 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 17 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 18 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 19 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 20 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 21 | Anyway , after I 'd introduced her to a few different locations and got her over the initial newness of the experience , she seemed perfectly willing to come to me . |
| 22 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 23 | Things that filled her with joy and drew her into the everyday lives of the two people she had loved for so many lonely years . |
| 24 | He threw the luggage into the boot of her hired car and helped her into the front seat . |
| 25 | When the fish are placed in the breeding tank courtship will normally start within minutes , the male displaying to the female and driving her into the floating mops . |
| 26 | They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time . |
| 27 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 28 | Dreamer came up to Tallis and tugged and twisted her from the frozen ground . |
| 29 | Ross said , taking hold of her arm and leading her through the wide arched entrance of the building , towards a bank of lifts . |
| 30 | He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony . |