Example sentences of "[vb infin] her [adv prt] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What , Mo asked , would tempt her back to the polling booths ? |
| 2 | ‘ We must carry her up to the sick-room . ’ |
| 3 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 4 | Lesley-Jane could not keep her back to the door indefinitely and turned . |
| 5 | But behind her is a galley that can burn her down to the waterline , and beside her is Crackbene with a genius for sailing and guns he has hardly used yet . |
| 6 | ‘ Could you not take her up to the castle , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | She would make George take her down to the river , or get Billy to run away with her for hours , never fearing the punishment . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps you could take her back to the auberge ? ’ |
| 9 | When she has somewhat recovered I will take her back to the specialists although you have done more than any psychiatrist she has seen . ’ |
| 10 | All right , I 'll leave her here until she comes to , then we 'll take her back to the camp . ’ |
| 11 | It would be late at night , she would have her back to the door and , when brushing her teeth , Elinor went into a kind of trance . |
| 12 | But at worst , and far more likely , they would simply hand her over to a magistrate as a thief . |
| 13 | She thought the spiral staircase would lead her down to the party . |
| 14 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 15 | ‘ If I ca n't get her back to the sea , I 'll have to become a farmer , ’ he said . |
| 16 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |