Example sentences of "[verb] her [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | You called your wife a tart , which is your business and hers , but you also said that if you 'd known where she 'd gone you would have caught her at it . |
| 2 | And were she now to inform her of it , Gemma knew that her mother , once the shock had abated and the smelling-bottle put away , would only murmur " My darling , I know you will grow to love him . " |
| 3 | When he had taken up with Jessica he had recognised her as a wild Ulster girl , and had respected her for it . |
| 4 | She suddenly realised how close she was to the fortune-teller 's shop and an impulse drew her towards it . |
| 5 | When they reached a gap he drew her through it towards the parking area , and there the sight of Doreen standing before the house threw Lucy into a state of gloomy depression . |
| 6 | But she is so pretty , they forgive her for it . |
| 7 | So that I can take it off and if she gets in my way you can smack her with it ! |
| 8 | When he let her off it had happened that simply and her world had never been the same again . |
| 9 | ‘ She is , but do n't fall over yourself thanking her for it . |
| 10 | Swiftly , she went to change the subject — but he beat her to it . |
| 11 | He knelt over her for a moment , tough and handsome in the candlelight , his eyes triumphant with the knowledge of desire on the verge of fulfilment , possessing her as only he could , then he was bending , lifting her into his arms , carrying her across the room , and she felt the sudden chill as the door opened and , wedging it awkwardly with his foot , he bundled her through it . |
| 12 | They 've all got to keep an eye out for her and try catch her at it but |
| 13 | What was it that er attracted her to it ? |
| 14 | He laughed , loving her for it . |
| 15 | She had very bad acne , and all the boys used to tease her about it . |
| 16 | " I used to tease her about it , " she went on . |
| 17 | I used to tease her about it . |
| 18 | ‘ Although I 'm sure you never hesitated to badger her about it , ’ Sabine said evenly . |
| 19 | She dived towards it , anxious some other would-be caller should not beat her to it and begin on one of those endless conversations the French seemed to have , searching through her pockets for change and trying to recall the International dialling code and the number of the line which connected direct with Nick 's office , bypassing the busy switchboard , all at the same time . |
| 20 | ‘ So was Bridget when I first told her about it . |
| 21 | So we made them a cup of tea and hopefully they were going to talk her into it . |
| 22 | I thought you 'd managed to talk her into it . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've seen her in it . ’ |
| 24 | ’ He commented brusquely that he 'd seen her in it before — at the concert . |
| 25 | Trouble was , she 'd probably refuse to go unless he trapped her into it . |
| 26 | But it was the correct question , courageous , and he admired her for it . |
| 27 | Peter admired her for it ; he liked the way she stood out from the other wives . |
| 28 | Have you told her about it or not ? |
| 29 | From the beginning she had been angered at having to take the girl in , for Lavender had been lovely , and Liti detested her for it . |
| 30 | Occasionally he hated her for it , because he took it to be a reproach of himself . |