Example sentences of "and [verb] her [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took her chin between finger and thumb , turning her face and drowning her in the warm amber light of his eyes . |
| 2 | He had it all worked out : the hand over her mouth , the knife under her eyes , and drag her into the dark shed . |
| 3 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 4 | And Glenn Close 's stubborn and pain-ridden performance as Sunny makes you sad for her and hate her at the same time . |
| 5 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 6 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 7 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 8 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 9 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 10 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 11 | Anyway , after I 'd introduced her to a few different locations and got her over the initial newness of the experience , she seemed perfectly willing to come to me . |
| 12 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 13 | Things that filled her with joy and drew her into the everyday lives of the two people she had loved for so many lonely years . |
| 14 | He threw the luggage into the boot of her hired car and helped her into the front seat . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time . |
| 17 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 18 | Dreamer came up to Tallis and tugged and twisted her from the frozen ground . |
| 19 | Ross said , taking hold of her arm and leading her through the wide arched entrance of the building , towards a bank of lifts . |
| 20 | He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony . |
| 21 | It was this strange subterranean thumping that had wakened and drawn her in the first place . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got plenty of cash — and charge cards , too , if it comes to that , ’ he added , firmly grasping her arm and marching her into the large department store . |
| 24 | But presumably he must have taken a shine , as the expression went , to Celia , particularly as he had gone to such trouble to seek her out and visit her at the Meadhaven Clinic . |
| 25 | Dorothy would leave and abandon her at the very idea . |
| 26 | Benjamin and I hid our exasperation , took our cloaks and followed her into the snow-covered grounds . |
| 27 | He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen . |
| 28 | Alejandro was all for putting a bullet through this she-devil 's head and dispatching her to the nearest abattoir . |
| 29 | He sat back and released her from the probing examination , meeting her gaze more normally . |
| 30 | Producer Michael White saw her in Monotones at the Royal Opera House and signed her as the haunting governess in the Julian Sands-Patsy Kensit film , Turn Of The Screw . |