Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] her [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The door stayed jammed shut , and he did n't shout back or answer her in any way .
2 He must know how to lift or catch her in different ways from a static position or jump without any sign of strain .
3 Not once had any man ever made her so mad … or roused her to such passion , a tiny treacherous voice whispered inside her head .
4 by dismissing her or subjecting her to any detriment which results in her dismissal or consists in or involves her demotion .
5 She wept easily and often anyway : frequently dissolving in front of Alice , who would then coax or bully her into all sorts of concessions .
6 If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so .
7 Alice gratefully laughed with her , feeling privileged and special in this intimacy with Pat that admitted her into important conspiracy .
8 She 'd had a wondrous time with another man , a time that filled her with remembered textures and sensations , that would have left her smiling now if Parr had not become so damned intrusive .
9 Building on the TV success that rocketed her to overnight fame , she is set to make TWO movies and is launching a promising pop career .
10 DUCHESS IN DISGRACE : Fergie cools off on the holiday that landed her in hot water
11 For now she was torn between two places and it was not the thought of her father that bound her to this place .
12 What 's come out in the in the telephone call which you recorded was that er the father baby she is alleging is actually her own father what do you think do you think that puts her in any danger the fact that you 're making this public that the father may hear this .
13 Each had used her ; none had discovered the essential quality that differentiated her from other lovers .
14 And as she pushed open the west door Miss Danziger was met by the scent of fennel , the six-foot stems of which towered over her from a huge stoneware pot , very different from the musty scent of piety that greeted her in English country churches .
15 THE African National Congress leader , Mr Nelson Mandela , has been urged by colleagues to announce his official separation from his volatile wife , Winnie , and to strip her of political office to avoid continued embarrassment to the organisation .
16 The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks .
17 Two men appeared in front of him , and he caught her wrist and jerked her to one side , raising his sword .
18 He stuffed his hands in his trouser-pockets and regarded her with enigmatic eyes .
19 Now , as she prepared to close the window , the robin returned , standing only inches from her hand and eyeing her with great deliberation , his tiny head cocked to one side and his bright eyes glinting in the sunshine .
20 She was silent and acquiescent , however , so he climbed in and drove her round several blocks , just for the joy of it , taking the sharp corners so fast that her tyres shrieked in protest .
21 His head went back and he laughed at her mutinous expression , the glint in his eyes deepening , before leaning forward again and addressing her with quiet insistence .
22 Charles reproved her for rushing on ahead of his story , and told her about this Sergeant lurking within like a spider waiting for a juicy fly .
23 her , and support her with regular visits .
24 And studied her with deathless agape .
25 He leaned back in his chair and surveyed her through narrowed eyes .
26 Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) .
27 Kit thought that she would go and see her in that convent .
28 Within moments I had decided to strip her to her expensive banker 's underclothing , lash her to a Quattrocento day-bed with fur-lined leather manacles , and whip her with unimaginable delicacy until she handed over a full power of attorney and yielded herself totally in a frenzy of self-abnegation .
29 When she saw her gesture performed by a sister who had been admiring and imitating her from earliest childhood , she felt a certain unease : the adult gesture did not fit an eleven-year-old child .
30 Stephanie picked Mary up — Mary liked to be picked up — and perched her on one hip as she walked from bed to bed .
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