Example sentences of "the [noun] and [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Inman said : ‘ The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the hook . ’ |
| 2 | Isabel opened her mouth to protest at this cavalier treatment of her clothing , only to shut it again in alarm when he took a step forward and leaned over her , bracing his hands on the mattress and trapping her between them . |
| 3 | Just under four hours , to phone in the money and let her off the hook . |
| 4 | He took two strides across the kitchen and gathered her into his arms , crushing his mouth over hers and kissing her ferociously . |
| 5 | She helped her mother back to the warmth of the kitchen and sat her in a chair . |
| 6 | I know that in Beirut I simply took my child through the checkpoints and delivered her at the school gates . |
| 7 | She let him help her down from the carriage and lead her inside a shop where there was a strong , pastoral smell of grain , and Sarah wrinkled up her nose to sniff it . |
| 8 | As soon as they knew that Bella had been assigned to her , the other two trainees cornered Marie in the canteen and briefed her on what to expect . |
| 9 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's no good ‘ effing and blinding ’ , ’ he remonstrated mildly , holding her firmly by the shoulders and inspecting her with a brilliantly dispassionate gaze . |
| 11 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 12 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 13 | Still holding her , he locked the door behind them , then released her wrist to take her by the shoulders and pin her against the wall . |
| 14 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 15 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
| 16 | It was still daylight as Rune , having parked the car and guided her across the road , stood back to let her precede him through the Tivoli turnstiles . |
| 17 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 18 | He whipped back the covers and moved her into bed as if she were a doll , watching her for a second and then turning away . |
| 19 | He led her back into the bedroom and sat her on the chair while he rummaged in the chest . |
| 20 | The man then grabbed her around the neck and forced her to the ground . |
| 21 | He picked up the tray and followed her from the room . |
| 22 | Then I looked out of the window and saw her with Tony Duncan . |
| 23 | ‘ So what you reckon is , she had her boyfriend in , and after he left someone climbed in the window and smothered her in her sleep ? ’ |
| 24 | It is alleged Casabona , 20 , ambushed the youngster and took her by car to an isolated spot near Woodbridge . |
| 25 | He was obliging , and liked to run errands for the girl and help her with the care of her old lady . |
| 26 | Princess Marie Louise went to the Queen and told her about the scheme . |
| 27 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
| 28 | She was late because Crystal Daly telephoned , indignant that Brian Berg had arrived at the gallery and accused her of being MacQuillan 's mistress . |
| 29 | He had hustled her out of the kitchen into the boudoir and kissed her on the lips , slipping his arm round her waist . |
| 30 | She heard a muttered curse , she saw a shadow across the french window at the end of the room , she felt someone catch her round the waist and drag her to the ground . |