Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] she [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little Chef tracked her down in the pink dusk at the bottom of the garden , with her arms round an apple tree , sobbing her heart out . |
| 2 | And for a moment they strained together , their breathing harsh , uneven , then with a sudden movement he rolled on top of her , his weight crushing her down into the grasses . |
| 3 | Then , suddenly , she was free as Leo thrust her away with enough force to slam her back against the window and set it rattling behind her . |
| 4 | The row about Catholicism got her out of the house and carried her through two euphoric days , during which she thought about the Trinity , existed on lollipops and stared at the Celebration of the Mass from the back of Westminster Cathedral . |
| 5 | They said , ‘ Well , nobody will notice her if she 's got her back to the audience , ’ but all the audience wanted to know was ‘ Why has that girl got her back to the audience , is she hideously scarred ? ’ |
| 6 | But then the full force of Luke 's home hit her straight between the eyes . |
| 7 | In that second , while Jinny was babbling on about Joe , the boy looked her straight in the eyes and spoke soundlessly , his lips shaping a single word . |
| 8 | It was , in fact , a much beamier vessel than the police ship , the hull fining up sharply towards bow and stern so that both fore and aft her deep , strong wedge-shape would cause the ice to squeeze her upwards in the event of her being caught in a series of pressure ridges . |
| 9 | So if the lady was on fire , you 'd leave it basically to the Fire Brigade , obviously if you could help the lady , get a ladder up to the window to get her out of the room or something like that , you would do that , you would help in any way you can , but the real experts are the Fire Brigade so we leave all the er real technical stuff to the Fire Brigade . |
| 10 | Nancy was able to come to Bedford and a kindly Methodist lady put her up for the night . |
| 11 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 12 | The teacher referred her back to the work done with connector rods and scales and then asked her what she needed to do . |
| 13 | Yet although her support for women priests is well known , she says it was her interest in a wide range of other issues that persuaded local clergy and laity to vote her on to the Synod for five years . |
| 14 | For example , Pamela was surprised that her parents were concerned when a boy she had just met at a discotheque brought her home in the early hours of the morning . |
| 15 | The slight movements from the recovery cage brought her back to the present and she felt a great sense of relief as she watched the gradual return to consciousness of her patient . |
| 16 | He had n't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place , as she knew very well . |
| 17 | Run along and do n't hurry back , ’ said Susan ; so Breeze tucked her up in the manner she thought befitting to an invalid , and ran up to put on her coat . |
| 18 | At first , like her many other activities , the home maintenance course at the Adult Education Centre had been just a desperate device to take her away from the boredom of George . |
| 19 | And , as they worked , Lucy 's imagination carried her away to the bush , causing her to torture herself with thoughts of Doreen 's fingers sliding down Silas 's arm to clasp his hand . |
| 20 | And the exhibition would be important , she told herself , when a flow of desire swept her away at the thought of being with Lucy , time allotted to their togetherness . |
| 21 | Anna rose and walked away , very slowly and stiffly — Constanza tried to follow her but a waiter held her up with the bill . |
| 22 | Less than two hours later , a city-centre taxi let her out under the lighted awning of the hotel by the park . |
| 23 | The policeman took her gently by the arm and walked her over to the counter . |
| 24 | Ellie pleaded , as Madame marched her off to the coiffeuse two floors up . |
| 25 | But in Anselm 's eyes , her wearing of the veil bound her irretrievably to the monastic life : to draw back now was to take the road to damnation . |
| 26 | Her father drove her up to the smart neighbourhood where the Smiths lived and parked his car outside . |
| 27 | But by the second day of the adventure , her escort was having trouble getting her out of the pool . |
| 28 | It 's what will WE do ? ’ he replied , rising from his chair to kiss her lightly on the forehead on his way to the Scotch decanter . |
| 29 | How could they , she thought in sudden sentiment , and the anger carried her on to the next street . |
| 30 | I suggested she get your father to bring her along to the Rosemount wing in the next day or so , so she can see for herself . ’ |