Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] she [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice .
2 The blow caught her on the cheek and she fell against Gilbert .
3 ‘ The middle sister found her by the pool in their garden .
4 He smiled encouragingly , and Juliet was gratified by his attempt to include her in the conversation .
5 Oddly , thoughts of the stranger haunted her for the rest of that day .
6 She was still deep in thought when the sound of a car drew her to the window .
7 Then he lay down on her , his weight sinking her in the bed as if in sand .
8 His weight toppled her to the air-bed that shushed and bounced beneath them .
9 He touched her breasts , briefly , as if her nakedness confirmed her as the victim .
10 She saw his glance rake her from the top of her shining chestnut hair over her make-up-free face , and down over her pretty cotton wrap to the tips of her toes .
11 You 'd like that , would n't you , Leith ? ’ he had the unmitigated nerve to put her on the spot .
12 Did n't it hurt his arm to hold her like this ? she wondered distractedly , but then another tremulous whimper escaped her as the hand holding her against him moved to cover her breast .
13 The climax came when Cornish Lady appeared in the western Channel , her progress was monitored and the cutter Alert , with Jim Cameron in command followed her into the river Exe , keeping in close radio contact with the waiting officers on shore .
14 And a light silhouetted her against the wall .
15 ‘ HA HA HA HA HA HA , ’ the little girl went in the next picture-square , and ‘ BONK read the bubble as the typewriter hit her at the end of the joke .
16 Pink took her to the garden and showed her the rose arch .
17 She went round to her former home in Hardwicke , Gloucestershire , where she was beaten unconscious by Probyn , who put her back into her Renault 19 car took her to the River and some how pushed her in .
18 When Annie Besant was prosecuted with Charles Bradlaugh for publishing The Fruits of Philosophy , a book of contraceptive advice in 1877 , she faced public abuse and insinuations about the immorality of her private life , culminating in the successful attempt to deprive her of the custody of her young daughter .
19 She could feel his hot weight pinning her against the mattress , her legs helplessly kicking out as he began remorselessly to stroke her silken side , bringing his hand slowly and repeatedly from shoulder to hip .
20 The stranger had her by the arm .
21 ‘ His indifference pushed her to the edge whereas he could have romanced her to the end of the world .
22 They enjoyed teasing Liz about her pretensions , and rarely had an opportunity to tease her in the presence of Charles .
23 Of the 62 yachts in her class , only the 12-metre Crusader led her round the course .
24 A constable led her along the corridor past fluttering notices and an electric clock that had stopped .
25 She had also found herself a sponsor to support her to the tune of £100 a year .
26 One flying fist caught her in the throat .
27 It annoyed her even more that his continuing aristocratic demeanour disappointed her after the way she had been thinking about him .
28 ‘ Jess offered Diana a hug and the Princess lifted her off the ground , ’ said her proud mum Pam , 32 , from Florida .
29 Luke came round the car and took her arm in a firm grasp to lead her through the gate and up the path to the front door .
30 She often used to say she could n't believe how some people behaved , and the promiscuity and drinking shook her to the core .
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