Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] she on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When I prised her off and tried to stand her on the floor she kept rocking back and sitting on her tail , then falling over sideways and lying there like a stuffed parrot . |
2 | He stopped and turned her towards him and tried to kiss her on the mouth . |
3 | He slid his arm round her narrow waist and bent to kiss her on the forehead . |
4 | If you tried to pat her on the shoulder and say ‘ There , there , ’ anything might happen . |
5 | He agreed to marry her on the understanding that he could bow out if and when something better turned up . |
6 | Unionist leaders organized a demonstration against her visit and the Lord Mayor of the city refused to meet her on the grounds that she represented a state which laid claim in its constitution to jurisdiction over Northern Ireland . |