Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] her [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 | He took her chin between finger and thumb , turning her face and drowning her in the warm amber light of his eyes . |
| 3 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 6 | Ross said , taking hold of her arm and leading her through the wide arched entrance of the building , towards a bank of lifts . |
| 7 | He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony . |
| 8 | Ignoring her protests , Marc pulled her hips hard against him , moulding her beneath the palms of his hands and forcing her against the silk-covered wall of the corridor . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got plenty of cash — and charge cards , too , if it comes to that , ’ he added , firmly grasping her arm and marching her into the large department store . |
| 10 | Alejandro was all for putting a bullet through this she-devil 's head and dispatching her to the nearest abattoir . |
| 11 | Worst of all , her self-image was low with the best years of her life fast disappearing , taking her previous good health with it and leaving her with the excess baggage . |
| 12 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 13 | She started off as a journalist , and when reading her on the nauseating cult of Elizabeth David , you know you are in the hands of a mistress of rhetoric . |