Example sentences of "[vb past] to her [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chris described to her in painstaking detail the story of the cartoon they 'd been watching . |
| 2 | Because , it occurred to her with heart-stopping suddenness , the last thing in the world she wanted was to be around when Rohan Saint Yves married Antoinette — or anyone else . |
| 3 | On waking , it occurred to her with renewed conviction that the experience of two days before might have been no more than a temporary aberration of an exhausted mind . |
| 4 | He appealed to her in several languages , including German . |
| 5 | Of all the nurses she had known only Minnie Robinson had remained loved and revered and even now , when she was old and pensioned off , Miss Arabel visited her faithfully and turned to her in complete trust for advice and comfort . |
| 6 | A deep lump seemed to fill Laura'a throat as the little blonde girls clung to her for some minutes . |
| 7 | His eyes clung to her like thirsty leeches , watching for any movement , the revolver trained on her back . |
| 8 | She embraced her sobbing daughter and clung to her in desperate shame . |
| 9 | After this she began to hear strange sounds and melodies ‘ that she could not well hear what a man said to her at that time , unless he spoke the louder . |
| 10 | I said to her about that phone call did n't I ? |