Example sentences of "[prep] she [to-vb] [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 | Penry put his arm round her to shepherd her towards the moving row of taxis . |
3 | He gestured for her to precede him through the door . |
4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
5 | He gestured with a long , withered arm for her to follow him up the stairs . |
6 | for her to have them in the house . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | I never got near enough to her to tell her about the boxing and eventually left home as soon as I could . ’ |
10 | He indicated to her to accompany him along the quay , where a litter awaited . |
11 | They drank their coffee and he took both cups and leaned across her to put them on the settle . |
12 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |