Example sentences of "[vb past] her in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She giggled when his second attempt ended in the same way , and when he grasped her in a great bear hug , she was able to slip away as easily as if it were a child holding her . |
| 2 | He fixed her in a maddened stare and she saw the blood running from his gashed hand . |
| 3 | He found her in a small kitchen . |
| 4 | I found her in a large day-room where groups of elderly ladies sat in plastic-covered armchairs . |
| 5 | He helped her in a two-year battle against cancer and to come to terms with her double mastectomy . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , Nana , ’ Martha assured her in a distracted tone . |
| 7 | ‘ He wo n't be at this place , ’ Doreen assured her in a lofty tone . |
| 8 | ‘ And there you are wrong , ’ Alain assured her in an amused voice . |
| 9 | Beth told her in a reproachful voice . |
| 10 | ‘ The only way you 're going to hurt me is by running away from me , ’ he told her in a rough voice . |
| 11 | ‘ It is a lucky man or woman , ’ he told her in a soft voice , ‘ who is blessed with the privilege of being able to pick and choose the challenges he or she must face in life . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't bother coming back , ’ he told her in a detached voice . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 14 | Everything within her wanted to fight him , but the forbidding expression on his harsh features , and the unmistakable threat in his voice , told her in no uncertain manner she 'd regret it if she did . |
| 15 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 16 | ‘ I screwed her in a hot-air balloon . |
| 17 | Charlie followed Mrs Shorrocks into Number 110 , joined her in the tiny kitchen and collapsed on to a wooden chair . |
| 18 | She could n't even accuse him of laying a finger on her , since she was always fast asleep when he joined her in the large bed , and the twins arrived to wake her up in the morning . |
| 19 | Her son discovered her in a drowsy state an hour later . |
| 20 | The three bassets were already in residence , draped snoring on the fireside rug , but they seemed to be used to Debbie because two of them sniffed her in a bored manner and the third merely cocked a sleepy eye at her before flopping back on the rich pile . |
| 21 | The word escaped her in a small explosion of sound . |
| 22 | Delight flooded her in a great wave , and — oh yes , I am right ! cried her mind . |
| 23 | Damian dragged Rachel to the Mercedes , thrust her in the front sea , got in beside her , started the engine with a roar and crunched the gears as he did an angry U-turn then roared up the drive with a screech of tyres . |
| 24 | As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon . |
| 25 | She was there at the departmental conference and he included her in the general nod and smile as he entered the executive producer 's office , but his eyes were guarded , and not just on her account . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , I hope I shall always be Kingy to you , Miss Sally-Anne , ’ making it clear that he included her in the charmed circle of his friends . |
| 27 | Mm , Cathy knew what they called her in the initial stage |
| 28 | Fernando smiled thinly as he cocooned her in a fluffy towel and rubbed her back to dry her . |
| 29 | During their conversation he watched her in a worried way . |
| 30 | Her sister had been to see her and made her very tired and various strangers had moved her and pummelled her in a familiar manner that made her angry . |