Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] her [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a Black woman is on a visit , they tend to search her more , watch her more , because they believe Blacks are too bad . |
| 2 | And finally , Oxfordshire waterskier Shelley Nutt 's sparkling talent to twist and turn has earned her one of the sport 's top honours . |
| 3 | It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest paid people on British TV . |
| 4 | But because Dorothy Heathcote has always taken the importance of content for granted it has made her less than tolerant with dramatic activity that appears to lack significantly focused meaning . |
| 5 | Kate bent to give her one last kiss . |
| 6 | ‘ Once you 're sleeping with her regularly , you figure you do n't need to bribe her any more ? ’ |
| 7 | Walking keeps her fit she quite enjoys walking this one , I hate it |
| 8 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
| 9 | You have met the little beast for only half an hour and her father has known her all her life ! ’ |
| 10 | Just as he said , Farmer Plant 's teenage niece , Harriet , was delighted to have her to help in the stables , and promised to teach her all about the care and feeding of horses as well . |
| 11 | I tried to telephone her this morning at the flat but there was no reply . |
| 12 | Ruth was tempted to tell her that at the time she had not had the vicar in mind , but since Mrs Peterson had not come to bring her any comfort , she simply turned her face to the wall . |
| 13 | Although the monk does not tell the wife where the hundred francs have come from , and creates potential trouble for her by telling the husband that he has paid her this sum , the wife in the Shipman 's Tale is quite the opposite of the foolish , deceived creature that Margery is in Dame Sirith . |
| 14 | Hilda , he wrote , when I ventured to tell her all her troubles were her own fault : You are so cold . |
| 15 | ‘ I tried to tell her that , ’ he said . |
| 16 | He did n't need to tell her that . |
| 17 | I would n't want to cause her any distress . ’ |
| 18 | Ever since he 'd given her that power of attorney she 'd been getting above herself . |
| 19 | My father was a Gemini , and I knew your mother was a Sagittarian as soon as I found he 'd given her half the clip . |
| 20 | Anna coped with him all right , Giorgio never seemed to cause her any real pain ; her tirades , which used to be against the prince , were about Constanza who had ruined our lives by losing Simon . |
| 21 | There was a ring of sadness in his voice which she found puzzling until she remembered something from the past — Eddie 's voice repeating what he 'd told her all those years ago at the Oulton Park circuit . |
| 22 | She went from room to room , praising the decor , and if she noticed the paintings they did n't appear to do her any obvious mischief . |
| 23 | After that , the memory faded but lay there , in the back of her mind , refusing to leave her alone . |
| 24 | Feeling unutterably guilty , she saw he 'd brought her another drink and a fresh hot-water bottle . |
| 25 | He expelled his laugh in a single breath and was serious again , wanting to study her more , like a doctor , she thought , looking for symptoms , and she allowed him , remembering that this was part of sorrow . |
| 26 | She 'd lost count of the number of people who 'd asked her that ; lost count of the number of answers she 'd given . |
| 27 | Since when he 'd left her alone again , and Dolly was having to put up with the April breeze . |
| 28 | His voice was deep and soft with memories , so that she felt her heart dip , then beat crazily as she remembered the last time she 'd been involved in his research , when he 'd kissed her that morning . |
| 29 | It sounds awful , but I did n't want to help her open it — I wanted to smash it in her face . |
| 30 | The landlord knows her well , but could n't remember seeing her that night . |