Example sentences of "[vb base] her [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inject her with a rare South American pois — The word ‘ poison ’ had scarcely formed itself in his mind before Henry knew , with the sweet certainty that accompanies most forms of conquest , that he had found his métier . |
| 2 | Or to go to the police and report her as a Fifth Columnist . ’ |
| 3 | She rarely wows crowds in the way the Speaker does , but she oozes charm and competence and her family connections ( particularly her father , Pat Brown ) associate her with a happier era . |
| 4 | put her in a mental hospital or a |
| 5 | they put her in a bloody trolley and oh course she said , this woman said erm |
| 6 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 7 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 8 | He turned abruptly away now , saying , ‘ Take my advice , Aggie , get her into a closed school . ’ |
| 9 | As I get her into a fresh pair of rubber knickers I feel something cold on my face . |
| 10 | As one who knew her and her husband only a little , I remember her as a vivacious lady of beauty and charm who worked throughout her life for many good causes . |
| 11 | The wine — had she really allowed it to dim all her common sense , lull her into a false sense of security ? |
| 12 | The result is a set of pictures that expose her as a fabulous vamp with more definition than Wolf and more powerful pectorals than Panther . |
| 13 | He wooed her and wed her within a few months . |
| 14 | She thinks it is simply awful that being successful and ( reading the ill-camouflaged sub-text ) gorgeous means that men wo n't chat her up , admire her breasts or perceive her as a sexual creature . |
| 15 | If you , fearing an attack by an octogenarian mugger , floor her with a swift knee to the stomach , then it can reasonably be said that you are , without doubt , paranoid . |
| 16 | Presently , he said , ‘ If it 's going to help , by all means interview Edna , but I do n't quite see how raking up the past , digging into something which might be better left alone , is going to get Celia over this illness , turn her into a normal woman again . ’ |
| 17 | Turn her into a human being . |
| 18 | Obediently she returned the gesture , meeting his mesmeric gaze , feeling the power of his appraisal bathe her in a tingling aura before taking a deep , refreshing swallow . |
| 19 | He wanted to dissipate it and leave her with a last impression of him that was not totally unpleasant . |
| 20 | ‘ The trouble is I love her in a different way . |
| 21 | One example of bad practice of this kind occurred where a hospital refused to re-admit a patient three days after discharge , and the senior social worker in desperation on a Friday afternoon sent a taxi driver to pick up a vulnerable old woman , to gather together her things , and take her into a residential care home . |
| 22 | No I 'm not , erm if I , if I take her for a long run . |
| 23 | That should protect her from those worrying bouts of weakness whenever Roman took it in his head to produce his caveman act and haul her into a passionate clinch … |
| 24 | She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation . |
| 25 | And afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down , of wanting him to hold her and kiss her and pet her like a little girl . |
| 26 | Although her maximum grant is only £2,845 a year , the banks still see her as a good catch . |
| 27 | ‘ Now I see her as a potential suicide — the ultimate protest . |
| 28 | Go and see her in a few days . |
| 29 | As well , Hi 's reflections on Carlotta establish her as a real woman as well as an ideal of love and beauty . |
| 30 | Is he merely to proffer his hand and lead her into a stately minuet ? |