Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] she [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the point where in her first aria the prima donna expected from him an angry gesture , he exaggerated his anger so much that he looked as if he was about to box her ears and strike her on the nose with his fist . |
| 2 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | This guy , yeah , he falls in love with this woman , takes her to his apartment and slowly , he 's a surgeon and he slowly amputates all her arms and legs and keeps her in a box . |
| 4 | In her decoration ‘ Lilith ’ ( Museum Boymans-van Beuningen , Rotterdam — watercolour sketch at the Tate Gallery ) it is as if she has taken one of these nudes and stood her against a tree , where , with arms wrapped around her head and one leg twisted into the other she writhes provocatively for the pleasure of the viewer . |
| 5 | She signalled that they should lower their voices and follow her round the building to a new window smashed through the wall of the cottage . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's no good ‘ effing and blinding ’ , ’ he remonstrated mildly , holding her firmly by the shoulders and inspecting her with a brilliantly dispassionate gaze . |
| 7 | Mamma put her ample arm round Noreen 's shaking shoulders and brought her to the kitchen table and made her sit down . |
| 8 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 9 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 10 | Marc looped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her to a more comfortable position beneath him . |
| 11 | Still holding her , he locked the door behind them , then released her wrist to take her by the shoulders and pin her against the wall . |
| 12 | Sharpe said grimly , then he put an arm round Lucille 's shoulders and steered her towards the ballroom where , because the orchestra had been engaged till dawn , the music still played and a few last couples still danced . |
| 13 | I came round the desk then and raised Mrs. Porter by slipping one arm around her shoulders and heaving her into a sitting position . |
| 14 | Then he was smiling and laying a soft kiss against her lips before slipping one strong arm around her shoulders and leading her across the beach back to the house . |
| 15 | She stretched Thérèse on the rack until her bones cracked , tore off her breasts with red-hot pincers , then flogged her with twigs and broke her on the wheel . |
| 16 | He was kissing her hungrily , then he lifted her off her feet and carried her to the water 's edge , resting her on the sand so that their bodies could feel the gentle ebb and fall of the sea against them . |
| 17 | Seizing her wrist , he hauled her to her feet and dragged her through the small hall and into a side-room with a wide , specially designed window on the north wall . |
| 18 | They had grasped her by the wrists and feet and dragged her to the neighbouring room . |
| 19 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 20 | The latter turned his head as the door shut behind her , coming to his feet and raking her with a glance that was both sharp and insolent . |
| 21 | Daniel got down , put an arm round her thick middle , hoisted her silently to her feet and pulled her towards the bedroom . |
| 22 | Colleague Evelyn Cookson and a stranger hoisted Tammy to her feet and helped her into a waiting ambulance . |
| 23 | The company needed to reach mothers when the baby was born and again when baby was nine months to reinforce the importance of correct fitting shoes and to push her into a Better Shoe stockist . |
| 24 | Nurse Bodkin bustled over to her and put her arm around her shoulder , making soothing noises and easing her into a sitting position on the bed . |
| 25 | That meant that social workers would collect the child from the foster parents and take her to a venue where the grandparents would be able to visit , said Mr Nott . |
| 26 | Jumping in after her , Perdita pulled off Enid s wig to reveal scant grey wisps and pushed her under the water , where the aquamarine hostess gown billowed up to display fawn pop socks at the end of fat , purple legs . |
| 27 | I know that in Beirut I simply took my child through the checkpoints and delivered her at the school gates . |
| 28 | Jason was jealous of her ability to come up with consistently good ideas and saw her as a threat to his career . |
| 29 | Her nanny had other ideas and took her by the hand . |
| 30 | June Bascombe having given her report as Society Chairman thanked Kay Evans for the invaluable support she had given to the Society for so many years and presented her with a book token . |