Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Gregory the slanders against Fredegund were intended to drive her from the court , thus facilitating the elevation of her stepson , Clovis , to the throne . |
| 2 | After her marriage attempts were made to unseat her from the London School Board because of the alleged illegality of her name . |
| 3 | Determined but polite efforts were made to interest her in the purchase of tomatoes , plums , oranges , artichokes , mussels , scallops , chickens and even a swordfish steak . |
| 4 | And I was very worried because the lady that was going to be paying for the job was just down there and if we were n't careful we were going to kill her with the wardrobe . |
| 5 | And erm they were going to send her for an interview straight away . |
| 6 | Eventually we were forced to release her on a technicality . |
| 7 | The one time they were encouraged to sit her on a chair , after she had scratched her sister , both parents moved over to her and fussed her , talking and explaining to her why they were putting her on the chair . |
| 8 | Every time she put her nose out of the door , there he seemed to be , and if he was n't outside he was inside , making provocative remarks that were guaranteed to drive her into a fury . |
| 9 | Consciousness deteriorated and , since the pain ‘ could no longer be relieved ’ , it was decided to kill her with a large dose of opioids . |
| 10 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's remembered she found a brochure for a hotel in Northumberland and she leapt to the conclusion that Garry was going to surprise her with an unexpected holiday . |
| 12 | Uncle Harry was going to cast her as the hitchhiker in Mondo Desire . |
| 13 | But now he was going to see her in the flesh . |
| 14 | I was going to threaten her with the law . |
| 15 | She thought someone was coming to fetch her in a boat to take her away . |
| 16 | And this goblin came along one day and says to this peedie fairy that like he was coming to get her in the morning . |
| 17 | It was hoped to refloat her on the next high water at 2120 and the Greek master had requested lifeboat assistance . |
| 18 | No one else was allowed to overrule her in the boardroom . |
| 19 | I was allowed to see her in the visiting room , but if some of the girls knew you were from C1 they 'd call you muppet . |
| 20 | Anon she was not placed in the royal vault ; rather the opportunity was taken to put her in the Villiers vault in 1776 when the neighbouring Percy vault was opened for the reception of the remains of the First Duchess of Northumberland . |
| 21 | Atrimonides was grabbing wildly at her , desperately flailing his hands and feet , and Cheryl realized he was trying to use her as a reaction mass to slow his own fall . |
| 22 | It certainly was n't because he was trying to save her from a Fate Worse than Death . |
| 23 | He was trying to put her in the wrong again . |
| 24 | no wonder it was , me dad was trying to get her into the house and everything and she said oh well so and so 's got me key well I said I 'm not bloody phoning er their Nora |
| 25 | Sooner or later she would have found out for herself , and the interrogation would have been worse still if she 'd thought Rory was trying to keep her in the dark about such a momentous event in her life . |