Example sentences of "were [verb] her [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was aware of nothing else but his compelling , mesmeric eyes , which were rooting her to the spot , setting a torch to her , the shooting flames searing her insides . |
| 2 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 3 | Poor Mrs got two lots of children and they were driving her up the wall ! |
| 4 | His partner had suddenly remembered her brothers were to meet her at the door and take her home ( an old trick , this ) . |
| 5 | And luck , a commodity the spirited teenager had never been short of , played a crucial part in the events that were to set her on the path to millions . |
| 6 | And then when they were taking her in the ambulance , the nerves , I was sitting fucking laughing |
| 7 | The one time they were encouraged to sit her on a chair , after she had scratched her sister , both parents moved over to her and fussed her , talking and explaining to her why they were putting her on the chair . |
| 8 | She had guessed Robert and others were manipulating her as a chess piece in a game whose rules and ultimate aim were a mystery . |
| 9 | The blue eyes were studying her with an intentness she found exceedingly disconcerting . |
| 10 | All these people were smacking her on the back , and touching her and congratulating her , and expressing surprise and delight . |
| 11 | Presumably he believed that though his wife might join in a little family intrigue against him , she would not want to carry her opposition to the point of war — particularly if that were to involve her in an alliance with her ex-husband . |
| 12 | Three men who were visiting her in the flat were also attacked and beaten . |