Example sentences of "who [vb past] her " in BNC.

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1 In a period of ten months in 1764 – 5 the Exeter Mercury reported the case of a man , wife , son and daughter-in-law jointly indicted for the murder of a girl apprentice by " beating and barbarously using her " ; the ill-treatment of a thirteen-year-old girl by a master and mistress who branded her on her buttocks , chained her for six hours to an apple tree and then beat her severely before making her work ; and a third case , which shows up the vulnerability to sexual abuse of children bound out by the parish , in which a man was sentenced for castrating two eight-year-old boys .
2 ‘ Dëkuji , ’ she tried out a Czech thank-you to the man on Reception who sold her a stamp for three crowns and assured her her card would catch that day 's post .
3 " As I understand it from Purvis , Madam Marchioness is wallowing in despair because she loved a man who chucked her out .
4 After suggesting the reason for his presence was revenge , he asked , ‘ Has Anna said anything to you about the man who attacked her ? ’
5 A TEENAGE horsewoman fought off a man who attacked her on Wimbledon Common yesterday almost a year after young mother Rachel Nickell was stabbed to death in the same area .
6 DOG SAVES WOMAN : Alsatian saved 27-year-old woman ower by biting man who attacked her with a knife .
7 Harry Herbert , the son of the Queen 's racing manager , the Earl of Carnarvon , James Boughey , a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards , farmer 's son George Plumptre , who asked her to the ballet the day she got engaged , the artist Marcus May and Rory Scott , then a dashing lieutenant in the Royal Scots Guards , often came to call , along with Simon Berry , Adam Russell , and James Colthurst .
8 Auntie Lou had friends in the town who asked her to tea sometimes but she never dared ask them back .
9 Therese had explained the rule here that a girl must either accept to dance with everyone who asked her or not get up at all .
10 That the little girl who had sat on her granny 's knee and smiled and laughed , would grow up to give herself to anyone and everyone who asked her ?
11 In 1850 she was noticed by the artist Walter Deverell , who asked her to sit for him and a group of young friends who were beginning to distinguish themselves as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood .
12 People who asked her why she did n't make use of her talent and give singing lessons had perhaps not tried to do this while living in two rooms over a greengrocers , and looking after young children .
13 ‘ We , too , have every intention of rescuing your daughter , ’ the Captain said mildly , ‘ but we would also like to catch the people who kidnapped her .
14 A young mother says she 's living in fear for her life after a threatening phone call from the man who kidnapped her at gunpoint .
15 Meryl , above , who revealed her singing talents in Postcards From The Edge , will play the role made famous by Gloria Swanson in the 1950 film .
16 ‘ , we are told , and when the archdeacon who rebuked her became the next bishop of Carthage she had her majordomo appointed as a rival , with the support of the main body of Numidian bishops .
17 But Lily , who avoided her socially when at home , found it difficult to cope with her here .
18 The lad who led her in , the irate punter who looked up at her with contempt and muttered , ‘ You 're useless ’ , Bill , who made little effort to conceal his anger as she unsaddled Boardwalk .
19 The doomed one was fragile and childlike between the tall stoic guards who led her to her fate .
20 She eventually located an Immigration officer who led her through several corridors until they reached a locked red-painted door at the back of the airport building .
21 A shy and unpretentious woman , she was dominated by her husband , who expected her to organise his home life , act as his hostess , show a picture of domestic bliss to his constituency , listen to him rehearse his speeches , endure his frequent absences , cope with the bruised feelings of those he had insulted and be prepared to be woken up in the middle of the night to hear his account of his part in great events : ‘ Wake up and listen , what I 'm telling you is history ! ’
22 ‘ Sara Lee 's been playing with us for a while ; it was Scott Litt ( REM producer ) who recommended her , and I love the way she plays bass .
23 It was he who recommended her to apply to Breakspear College when it started admitting women .
24 Mrs Allen , 56 , who passed her driving test a week after her 17th birthday , wins a year 's free membership of the RAC 's Reflex scheme .
25 At the end of this time , worn-down and aged far beyond her years , she meets the woman who lent her the necklace .
26 Other interviewers who met her on set have tried to solve the riddle of her success .
27 Throughout her ordeal , Flora 's spirit and character endeared her to everyone who met her until she was released under the Act of Indemnity in 1747 .
28 Everybody who met her said she was extremely special and talented .
29 For all who met her , of course , the fact of Belle 's self was like finding a rock in the ocean , or waking from nightmares to find yourself warm and safe .
30 To everyone who made her feel welcome and very much part of our fellowship , may I say how much I appreciate you all .
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