Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] her [adv prt] [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 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 .
7 Nancy was able to come to Bedford and a kindly Methodist lady put her up for the night .
8 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 .
9 The teacher referred her back to the work done with connector rods and scales and then asked her what she needed to do .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 Anna rose and walked away , very slowly and stiffly — Constanza tried to follow her but a waiter held her up with the bill .
14 Less than two hours later , a city-centre taxi let her out under the lighted awning of the hotel by the park .
15 Ellie pleaded , as Madame marched her off to the coiffeuse two floors up .
16 Her father drove her up to the smart neighbourhood where the Smiths lived and parked his car outside .
17 But by the second day of the adventure , her escort was having trouble getting her out of the pool .
18 How could they , she thought in sudden sentiment , and the anger carried her on to the next street .
19 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 . ’
20 The incongruous sound of an electric doorbell brought her back to the present .
21 The following week , her own doctor 's clinic referred her back to the centre because of a slight problem with her blood pressure .
22 The man ordered her out of the car at Farley Mount and then bound her 23-year-old boyfriend before forcing him into the car 's boot .
23 The man ordered her out of the car at Farley Mount late on Tuesday night and then bound her 23year-old boyfriend before forcing him into the car 's boot , which he locked .
24 Though closing the door shut her off from the rest of the boat , she was still acutely aware of him only inches away on the other side of the deckhead .
25 Someone had laid out knee-high duckboards to cross the snow , and Lucenzo shot out an imperious hand to help her on to the low platform .
26 ‘ Better make me a list for Christmas , ’ Wayne said , and he gave her his hand to help her out onto the lakeside track .
27 One large hand held her down over the back of the upright chair , so that the top of her head was pushed into the seat .
28 A small crowd had gathered and she had been carried across the street and inside the nearest shop in order to get her out of the sun .
29 ‘ Thank you for the meal , ’ she said as Fen dropped her off at the end of the towpath .
30 Fen dropped her off at the front door of Chimneys .
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