Example sentences of "[prep] she [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Desmond , after the briefest of mutters , hurried after her to tuck her into the car . |
| 2 | Taken aback by her anger and foreseeing the likelihood of her leaving him on the strength of it , Jeremy switches tactics to conciliation . |
| 3 | Penry put his arm round her to shepherd her towards the moving row of taxis . |
| 4 | He was magnificent , but she must n't let the surge of unexpected excitement running through her blind her to the danger he could be to Dana . |
| 5 | He gestured for her to precede him through the door . |
| 6 | ‘ And Spain was a cosy hideaway for our export villains ; ergo , her boyfriend was waiting for her to join him on the Costa del Crook . ’ |
| 7 | He gestured with a long , withered arm for her to follow him up the stairs . |
| 8 | for her to have them in the house . |
| 9 | It would have been cheaper to have taken the coach , if longer , but Dr Bailey had sent a curt postcard telling him it would be best for her to meet him off the noon train ; the campus was some way out of town , it would be best that way . |
| 10 | No , she to she told me on the phone . |
| 11 | It is understood some of her attackers sat on her to pin her to the floor while others battered her round the head with baseball bats . |
| 12 | I never got near enough to her to tell her about the boxing and eventually left home as soon as I could . ’ |
| 13 | He indicated to her to accompany him along the quay , where a litter awaited . |
| 14 | But from the tall , hawk-faced man beside her came nothing of the subtle serenity she hoped for , only a sense of controlled power that dispersed when he said prosaically , ‘ I 'm sorry , did I kick your ankle ? |
| 15 | They drank their coffee and he took both cups and leaned across her to put them on the settle . |
| 16 | ‘ What do you think you 're doing ? ’ he barked at her striking her across the face . |
| 17 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |