Example sentences of "the [noun] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 2 | And the Monster commanding her with a series of little short , bad-tempered grunts . |
| 3 | She was very conscious of the girl following her towards the drawing-room and a sudden sense of jealousy bit like sharp teeth as Emily imagined them together , Craig , and this girl who , however poor she might be , had beauty as well as dignity . |
| 4 | They were expressive eyes , she decided , at the moment reminding her of the softness of brown velvet . |
| 5 | It was n't the truth awaiting her at the château that she feared , but one much closer to home . |
| 6 | She remembered screaming , remembered one of the storm-troopers punching her in the face to stop her . |
| 7 | It was also reported that a new chapter in Andrew Morton 's controversial biography of the Princess would include details of a letter from the Duke warning her of the damage she was causing the Royal Family . |
| 8 | There was nothing wrong in that , except that Eleanor had little idea about the conditions awaiting her on the construction site in Alaska . |
| 9 | I remember the scandal surrounding her in the Seventies , when she appeared to be just a naive young girl caught up in the trappings of fame . |
| 10 | Rune opened the door propelling her across the threshold , turning her in his arms as he thrust the door closed behind them with his foot . |
| 11 | Isabella does not know that the Duke had played the role of the Friar instructing her in the foiling of Angelo 's plots , and so , lacking any independent evidence , she realizes how feeble her case must seem ; yet she still affirms that But the Duke , behaving as Angelo had predicted , and as he would have to behave if he had no evidence , sweeps aside her complaint , leaving her with only heaven to appeal to : The evil is indeed finally ‘ unfolded ’ , not by heaven but by the Duke , although Angelo ( as if recalling that passage in Luke 's gospel ) ascribes divine omniscience to him : But the Duke has only used deception and disguise , legitimately , as Shakespeare makes him say : ‘ Craft against vice I must apply ’ ( III.ii.270 ) . |
| 12 | George , who was to be in charge of the wires , having earlier walked round her as if he were the hangman measuring her for the drop , said Mary Deare would come into her own when she flew . |
| 13 | And Carolyn Dalzell , 18 , claims her landlord has thrown her out of the house blaming her for the fire . |