Example sentences of "and [verb] [to-vb] her [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cati went in to Rosa , who lay gripping the down coverlet , to cram it into her face and muffle her sobs ; she climbed up next to her , and stroked her head , and tried to cradle her with a thin arm across her shaking shoulders and felt herself going dry in her throat and choked up too ; Rosa twisted , her red face glowered up at Cati . |
| 2 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 3 | Three masked men broke into her bungalow , and threatened to beat her with a club . |
| 4 | Mr Dennis said the man put his hand over the girl 's face and mouth and threatened to throw her in a river if she screamed . |
| 5 | He kept her prisoner in her own home and threatened to electrocute her on a sunbed and burn her with an iron . |
| 6 | Many right-wing back-bench critics of the government ( but supporters of Mrs Thatcher ) could voice their criticism without including her and liked to present her as a political prisoner of Cabinet ‘ Wets ’ . |
| 7 | Guido turned and paused to confront her with a smile in the doorway of his bedroom . |
| 8 | Topaz saw how the sobs shook Honor 's body and wanted to hold her like a child to comfort her . |
| 9 | A CHURCH community worker stabbed a teenager in the neck and attempted to rape her in a terrifying ordeal . |