Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But now he was going to see her in the flesh . |
| 3 | And this goblin came along one day and says to this peedie fairy that like he was coming to get her in the morning . |
| 4 | No one else was allowed to overrule her in the boardroom . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He was trying to put her in the wrong again . |
| 8 | 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 . |