Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany interpreted her constitution as forbidding her to participate in the military operation , and Belgium refused to sell ammunition to the British army . |
| 2 | She said ‘ hello ’ to you ’ ) , teaching her to eat in the proper way ( ‘ Close your mouth when you are eating and do n't gulp your food ’ ) , and so on . |
| 3 | That was when Ruth got to know her better , and to like her better ; and a few months later , Cousin Saul had married Gloria , taking her to live at the ramshackle old warehouse on Cyclops Wharf . |
| 4 | Instinct was telling her to collapse against the nearest tree and cry like a baby , but instinct could go and chase itself . |
| 5 | He went quickly into the drawing-room , leaving her to return to the hot flurry of the kitchen . |
| 6 | Hope asked his question silently , merely an abstract , puzzled look , leaving her to wade through the potential embarrassment . |