Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] her [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side . |
| 2 | It helped get her through one evening . |
| 3 | Fortunately they were not called upon for the supreme test , however , for Alice scooped her up from behind and tried to propel her into safer water . |
| 4 | The person who helped squeeze her into this skin tight outfit has left the building and no one else can help her get out . |
| 5 | But after a while he augmented the phone calls with occasional visits , and as the summer wore on came to see her with increasing regularity , eventually as often as his professional commitments allowed . |
| 6 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 7 | I was fourteen then , I 'd seen her in National Velvet , and had been barmy about her ever since . |
| 8 | He 'd secured her with practised ease , and so fast that she had n't even been aware of it happening . |
| 9 | If he 'd got her to that state , why was she drinking coffee ? |
| 10 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 11 | A little thrill of anticipation ran along her skin as she turned and looked into the eyes of the man who 'd watched her with such intensity during the fashion show . |
| 12 | Everything was peaceful — everything but the man who 'd brought her to this place . |
| 13 | After he 'd left her at Wild Tor , they would never see each other again . |
| 14 | Two days later , Clare 's mind was unexpectedly diverted from her personal problems — no job , no man — when the CND office telephoned to ask her for voluntary evening help : they were organizing another protest after a nuclear accident . |
| 15 | He ignored the partially melted ice , and began to shaft her with unbounded enthusiasm . |
| 16 | He straightened to kiss her with lazy possessiveness on her mouth , his tongue devouring her even as he was impatiently unbuckling the waist of his trousers , dispensing with the remainder of his clothes with rough masculine haste . |
| 17 | As she passed the junction with Abington avenue the two men attacked dragging her into this alleyway where one of them raped her . |
| 18 | and I , I went to see her in open evening , I could n't understand her , cos she you know , she real , I mean she is French |
| 19 | Finest of all , however , is Callas in the Finale of Cenerentola , whose identification with whatever she sang puts her beyond all authenticist arguments . |
| 20 | A domestic did miss her on one occasion when her husband and son were present and corrected the situation . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , ’ murmured Mrs Crump , and looked around the hall to root out anyone who dared challenge her on this matter . |
| 22 | It was the first time Carolyn had heard her without that note of irony in her voice . |
| 23 | If the words had chilled her at first hearing it was more because of the cold light they cast on the woman 's most intimate life than for any reference to her own innocence . |
| 24 | Well apparently she said stands her in good stead because |
| 25 | Shocking as the assault had been , it had prepared her for another encounter — an encounter with a youth of her own age , bewildered and uneasy , one called to high estate who found himself of a sudden alone on the edge of an abyss … |
| 26 | Those who had seen her in this mood before faded quietly out of reach ; others got their fingers burnt . |
| 27 | The repeal movement 's national leadership , alarmed about Hopkins ' activities , wrote warning her against any collusion with the enemy . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll like Bertie , ’ Evelyn had promised her with characteristic misjudgement , ‘ he 's very with it ’ . |
| 29 | He had told her of that morning 's meeting between the local Tories and Norman Fowler . |
| 30 | And as he held his finger to his lips , she remembered that he had told her in strict confidence that the complex belonged to him . |