Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] her [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 2 | It leaves this to eventually crawl ashore and pupate among the roots of trees , to emerge as the adults — shown in this case mating to complete the cycle , the female returning to lay her eggs on the water . |
| 3 | In the daily group sessions Amy had said little , preferring to fix her eyes on the blank wall above the heads of her fellows … |
| 4 | Walks across the moors she thought , beginning to plan her activities for the week . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , I do know , ’ she said , rising to collect her things from the kitchen where she had left them , ‘ but I have no intention of obliging the Master further , either now , or in the future . ’ |
| 6 | The likelihood of Britain having to meet her obligations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula increased in step with the raucousness of Radio Cairo 's ‘ The Voice of the Arabs ’ , adjuring all true followers of Islam to oust every vestige of European colonialism from their lands . |
| 7 | She saw the hotel porter preparing to carry her bags from the post chaise . |
| 8 | She was surprised to see her daughter sitting swinging her legs in the kitchen . |
| 9 | She rarely went out alone , preferring to take her strolls in the company of one or two of her friends . |
| 10 | Nutty paused , trying to marshal her convictions into the right words . |
| 11 | Juliet , trying to collect her senses after the unthinkable revelation she 'd overheard on Hunter Ward , shook her head . |
| 12 | There must surely be another , far stronger expression to describe this mayhem , Laura told herself , desperately trying to close her ears to the mind-blowing volume of noise around her . |
| 13 | Jess was still trying to order her thoughts as the carriage bowled down Park Street and turned into Frog Lane on the afternoon of that same day . |