Example sentences of "[not/n't] take her [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The maid who opened the door to them could not take her eyes off the great fat woman in the biscuit straw hat with big cloth roses on its brim , and the cape that just covered her shoulders and showed an expanse of blue cotton bosom , the like she had never seen before . |
2 | Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare . |
3 | ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen . |
4 | Jess spoke fiercely , not taking her eyes from the raddled face , daring her to deny it . |
5 | ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’ |
6 | She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose . |
7 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |