Example sentences of "[vb past] she [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A change to teaching English to Italian children brought worse problems with ‘ il Signor Conte ’ , and a period married to a sisal farmer in Portuguese East Africa found her in the worst place on God 's earth . |
| 2 | No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . |
| 3 | Comfort piloted her to the nearest seat and hailed the waiter to order a brandy . |
| 4 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 5 | He treated her with the greatest courtesy , concerned that she should not be tired , or bored ; that the holiday should be nothing less than perfect . |
| 6 | He took her to the biggest house , whose womenfolk she knew well . |
| 7 | Yet they may have made no effort to give her anywhere she can go to , having allocated a large bedroom to one of their small children and relegated her to the tiniest bedroom in the house , to which she can never withdraw unless she actually gets into bed . |
| 8 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
| 9 | " But Comrade Alice , " he reproved her in the gentlest way , " it is important . |