Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] her [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've come to find out what you 've done with Kirsty — and when you intend returning her to Lomond View . ’ |
| 2 | I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side . |
| 3 | Unable to think of anything else to do , I suggested to Eileen that we tried regressing her to her childhood . |
| 4 | Charles had considered parking her on Frances in Muswell Hill , but the incongruity of the thought of the two women together was too great . |
| 5 | Ken took Apricot with him on gigs for a time and quite enjoyed it , but found getting her to school and organizing her clothes and meals onerous . |
| 6 | So I intended to try flying her for the assembly , and carefully got her down to her flying weight . |
| 7 | They had considered sending her to youth custody and said if she gets in trouble again she 'll be lucky to stay out of prison . |
| 8 | He tried asking her about herself , but she had a knack of averting his questions with an apparently bashful stammer , looking at him with kohl-lined eyes that rolled around like the globules in a bricklayer 's balance . |
| 9 | But she remained disturbed , acutely aware of him at her side and only grateful that he despised her too much to allow himself to be seen touching her in public . |
| 10 | She was buoyed up suddenly on the wave of amazement and admiration that she could feel enveloping her from across the whole room . |
| 11 | But she was gone before I could finish asking her for help , borne away by three identically dressed musketeers , waving her whip in the air , and lost in the crowds again . |
| 12 | Why did he keep questioning her about boyfriends and engagements ? |
| 13 | I knew you would n't mind having her for just a fortnight . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd like to stay in Swinbrook until Anna is fully recovered — that 's if you do n't mind having her in your home for a while longer ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why do you keep throwing her at me ? ’ he gritted . |
| 16 | He did n't mind telling her in no uncertain terms to keep her distance from him , not that she had any inclination to do anything else , but obviously felt no compulsion to obey those rules when applied to himself . |
| 17 | I do n't like leaving her on her own too long ( I usually have to be away for about eight hours ) . |
| 18 | Once Sheila was securely set towards the civil service as well , as if out of weakness or guilt Moran began courting her with vague , tentative offers ; if she were desperate to go to university they could still look into ways of how it could be managed and they would try to manage it somehow no matter how hard it was . |
| 19 | Charles took to Diana that weekend and began seeing her on a regular basis when they returned to London . |
| 20 | A drink was thrust into her hand and within five minutes she was being passed from group to group as though she were the prize exhibit ; asked numerous questions she did n't know how to or have time to answer ; told endless tales of this person or that person ; until eventually , somewhat bewildered , she ended up in the bar with someone called Patrick who began regaling her with tales of old Ireland . |
| 21 | Then he pinned her against the wall , took up a karate stance and began punching her in the breast and armpit . |
| 22 | Her trick was to establish during the early part of the evening roughly where the man lived ; then to announce a destination for herself to which he could not suggest accompanying her without seeming over keen . |
| 23 | I rang the doctor , hoping he would suggest transferring her to Tewkesbury or Evesham , but he was out on a coronary emergency , so I had to wait . |
| 24 | She claims that two years later pupils began taunting her about her weight both in the playground and the classroom which reduced her to tears . |
| 25 | Releasing her shoulders , he took a firm grip on her arm and began steering her towards the steps down to the lawn . |
| 26 | Mum was waiting up for us when we got indoors , but before she could speak Mary began telling her about the agreement she had with Albert to pay for the wedding and this took the wind out of her sails . |
| 27 | But it was said and the barrier was back between them , built of suspicions neither of them dared bring to the surface … though Trent had intended asking her about her grandfather . |
| 28 | Erm you would n't have you would n't be releasing Michelle back and losing losing her to testing . |
| 29 | The priest whom she eventually accosted took one look at her , an ill-proportioned , arrogant child with cheap clips in her gaudy hair , and started grilling her for an address . |
| 30 | I had to start introducing her to people and places outside the home environment . |