Example sentences of "[to-vb] her at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robbie could scarcely believe this was the same man who was at such pains to keep her at a safe distance , until she reflected that in Fen 's eyes Miss Taylor would present no threat to his reserve . |
| 2 | He led her inside and left her at one side of the room , walking softly away and stopping to face her at the other side . |
| 3 | Tommy winked at Rose , then left Charlie to join her at the far end of the bar . |
| 4 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 5 | He annoyed her in many ways — mostly by his incurable facetiousness , which went down very badly with her girl friends , and by his desire to undress her at every possible opportunity . |