Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] her [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 2 | When she came back to him he must present her with a positive plan of action . |
| 3 | Tomorrow , he decided , he must press her to a full disclosure of the grief harboured in her heart . |
| 4 | I must dart her with a long-acting anaesthetic . |
| 5 | Her abilities might suit her to a top job in the Civil Service , but she gets such a buzz from being in the private sector , she would hate the very idea . |
| 6 | JEWKES : O , you are very good , sir , very forgiving indeed , but come , I hope you will be so good as to take her to your bosom and that my tomorrow morning you 'll bring her to a better sense of her duty . |
| 7 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 8 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 9 | And Elizabeth says , ‘ I might ask her to a inner . ’ |
| 10 | Instead of giving your mum chocolates ( or cake as they did in those days ) , you could treat her to a special melon basket , which can be prepared the day before . |
| 11 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 12 | She had enough on her hands trying to bring up the boys , and the simplest expedient would be to get the little girl down to Frome , where her deceased husband 's sister and brother-in-law , William and Sarah Chinnock , could provide her with a decent upbringing . |
| 13 | To give Perdita confidence in her first chukka , he 'd put her on a dark brown pony called Chimango ( which meant bird of prey ) , who was as steady as a rock , but who swept down on the ball like a hawk . |
| 14 | I 'd put her in a total dither . |
| 15 | In spite of herself she watched his departing back , hating him for that supple arrogance in his walk , the way that simply by walking away from her he could fill her with an inexplicable , infuriating urge to run after him … |
| 16 | There had been a time when Julius Landor could reduce her to a whimpering wreck , when his slow-burning but frightening temper roused itself to life . |
| 17 | He looked as if he was encouraging her to say yes and then he could forgive her in a lofty sort of manner , and it annoyed Jenna instantly , partly driving away her unexpected awe of him . |
| 18 | Alice may enter a looking-glass world where unexpected things happen , but she is still constituted like a human being : walking may take her in an unexpected direction , but the nature of the physical act of walking is taken for granted . |
| 19 | As for Miguel , he would treat her to a long stare with those soulful eyes and mutter something she did not understand . |
| 20 | Her main fear was that the court would regard her as an unfit mother because of her sexuality . |
| 21 | The Grimaud family had written to say that they would meet her with a blue Corvette . |
| 22 | I would cherish her like an old man who 's caught a barmaid . |
| 23 | It may surprise readers but , since I wrote about her recently , Barbara and I have become good friends , so I rang her up to tell her that I would join her for a good gloat . |
| 24 | Her hair was splendidly awry because of the lead curling strips which , when removed , would leave her with a glorious gold-bright halo , but which now gave her angry face the fierce and tangled aspect of a Greek Fury . |
| 25 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 26 | Eventually the tears dried up , but still she did n't move , lying there listlessly , feeling so brittle that it seemed the smallest of movements would scatter her into a thousand pieces . |
| 27 | The other is to find well-paid employment which will provide her with an adequate income to afford the repayments . |
| 28 | Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’ |
| 29 | Well they can make her into an old , old lady |
| 30 | Especially when she happens to have a half-sister who can provide her with a stable and secure home in London ? ’ |