Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [to-vb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She faltered , and fought desperately to get her head together . |
| 2 | She was flustered , and tried unsuccessfully to push her shirt back into her shorts whilst speaking to Stephen and holding the phone . |
| 3 | To hide her embarrassment she fumbled in her handbag for a little mirrored compact backed with tortoiseshell and turned away to repowder her face . |
| 4 | As he spoke , he took a kerchief from his pouch , dampened it from the flask and started gently to wipe her face . |
| 5 | She nodded to McLeish and started gently to bustle her mother away . |
| 6 | " Perhaps I 'll have a chat with him , " said Alice vaguely , and went downstairs to survey her territory before going to the telephone . |
| 7 | Anne 's mother seemed asleep so Anne left her and went quickly to meet her friend . |
| 8 | He took his place opposite and leaned forward to fill her glass with Pouilly-Fumé . |
| 9 | Lovat was pleased at her reaction and leaned forward to pat her hand . |