Example sentences of "[v-ing] she [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Starving her until the next evening , he coaxed her with pony nuts into a stall which Raimundo used for branding and saddling bigger horses , which was so narrow she could n't turn round . |
| 2 | When the fish are placed in the breeding tank courtship will normally start within minutes , the male displaying to the female and driving her into the floating mops . |
| 3 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
| 4 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 5 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 6 | When Laura complained at breaktime that Peter had done the same again , pushing her towards the broken tiles which had recently been blown off the junior hall roof , Janice felt that Peter needed to be shown that what he had done was dangerous and unacceptable . |
| 7 | She remembered mother 's compassion in saving her from the certain shock of such evil envelopes . |
| 8 | If Marc was the ogre guarding the crock of gold , then Peter had to be cast as the white knight , saving her from the dreaded dragon ! |
| 9 | ‘ That 's because you left half your lunch , ’ he pointed out drily , eyeing her through the warm haze of candlelight . |
| 10 | He paused , eyeing her in the clinical way she 'd come to recognise . |
| 11 | No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ? |
| 12 | ‘ Meeting her for the first time was nerve-racking to say the least , ’ says one insider at BSkyB . |
| 13 | I love you … ’ she heard herself whispering , one detached part of her intellect aghast at the vulnerable openness of her confession , surprising her at the same time with the shocking truth . |
| 14 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 15 | ‘ But you do n't do this with him , do you ? ’ he demanded , straddling her on the lumpy bed and thrusting into her . |
| 16 | He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony . |
| 17 | He folded her to him , coaxing her into the enchanted refuge of his arms , and she went willingly . |
| 18 | Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover . |
| 19 | It is her ambition to be tried for her life for murdering a small tobacconist with a meat-cleaver , only to be dramatically cleared when her alibi is established by the bishop who was confirming her at the very moment of the crime . |
| 20 | In the meantime — ’ He slid an arm around her waist , pulling her into the warm circle of his embrace . |
| 21 | That was it until handover on Monday , which she hoped would be enough time to shake off the cold that had been dogging her for the last couple of days . |
| 22 | He followed her down , trapping her against the upholstered arm and his hard muscular body . |
| 23 | She could feel the hard strength of him pressing against her ; his heat scorching her through the thin cotton of her nightdress as if he , too , were on fire . |
| 24 | Ignoring her protests , Marc pulled her hips hard against him , moulding her beneath the palms of his hands and forcing her against the silk-covered wall of the corridor . |
| 25 | Surely any minute she would wake up and find Marc lying beside her , his arms holding her in the loving way of barely twelve hours ago ? |
| 26 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 27 | He had released her from his embrace , his hands merely holding her by the upper arms , and she sagged against him , trembling too violently to stand unaided , her knees buckling . |
| 28 | Victor Sierra 's ‘ rubber band ’ possesses a great ability to frighten the life out of a pilot flying her for the first time , by apparently stopping if and whenever the revs drop below 1800 , when the most horrendous mixture-timing ‘ flat-spot ’ occurs and it all goes quiet up front . |
| 29 | He leaned forward once again , subjecting her to the unnerving illusion of being pinned by his shadow , trapped and oppressed by it , as if it carried physical weight , composed of all that he felt for her , lust and contempt . |
| 30 | He would happily have stood there kissing her till the next morning . |