Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] she [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his absence she 'd been as nervy as a wildcat , jumping a mile every time someone spoke to her or touched her on the shoulder , expecting him to turn up out of the blue as he 'd made a habit of doing . |
| 2 | Yussuf caught hold of her and propelled her towards the gate . |
| 3 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 4 | I snatched up my doll , Topsey , and laid her in the cart and ran after Mum who was half way down the street before I caught her up . |
| 5 | Then Clare took her by the elbow and led her along the path which suddenly went through a gate and stopped . |
| 6 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 7 | Elisabeth put her hand under Rosa Jacobsen 's elbow and led her into the cottage . |
| 8 | He took her hand and led her into the atrium , where she turned and went into his arms . |
| 9 | I took her hand and led her into the centre of the dancers , as the light failed over Wimbledon . |
| 10 | Then he picked up the two bags and led her into the terminal . |
| 11 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 12 | He put his arm around her and led her into the room , and Maggie got up to go . |
| 13 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 14 | He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you . |
| 15 | He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block . |
| 16 | He looked surprised at her request for a word in private , but readily agreed and led her across the hotel reception hall , out through a door at the rear of the building and into the garden . |
| 17 | She helped the old woman up and led her across the room . |
| 18 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 19 | Alexander took her hand and led her to the door that led out on to the path that wound down towards the beach . |
| 20 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 21 | Rosie took Artemis by the hand and led her down the corridor to a small room right at the end . |
| 22 | I spoke to Princesse Mathilde and asked her about the school Violette went to in Switzerland . |
| 23 | After her marriage Signor Cantoni 's mother had seemed unable to bear a child so she took a large bunch of carnations to the Madonna and asked her for the gift of a baby . |
| 24 | At Zog Central they found the policewoman and asked her for the key to their spaceship . |
| 25 | Mickey glanced at Margaret and chucked her under the chin . |
| 26 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured , and , lifting her easily into his arms , he carried her up the stairs and lowered her into the middle of the huge old bed . |
| 27 | Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall . |
| 28 | A stout butler led Alexandra across a hall floored in gleaming yellow wood and lined with large dark paintings , and announced her at the drawing-room door . |
| 29 | On the morning of 9 November , Sydney sighted Emden and pinned her to the shore of Keeling Island , one of the Cocos group , on which a German party had been landed to destroy essential cable and wireless installations connecting Australian , African and Indian telegraph systems . |
| 30 | I followed her up to one of the other floors and caught her by the elbow . |