Example sentences of "[verb] her to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not introduce her to my other friends . |
| 2 | Fingers like a vice on her wrist , he jerked her to her feet . |
| 3 | His hands jerked her to him again as a group of jugglers pushed past , their clubs digging into her back so that she was forced to catch Lucenzo 's shoulders and lean hard against him , totally at his mercy . |
| 4 | He jerked her to him . |
| 5 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 6 | Mr Browning sighed and put his arms round his wife 's heaving shoulders and drew her to him . |
| 7 | Luke drew her to him . |
| 8 | He drew her to him , so that her head was near his waist , in a stiff sort of way because she did not give in to the embrace . |
| 9 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 10 | She shook , and Oliver drew her to him , holding her very close , his memory of Angelina assisting Sir Thomas to serve out the dish of kidneys entirely obliterated . |
| 11 | He knelt down by her chair and drew her to him . |
| 12 | He drew her to him . |
| 13 | She stared up at him in puzzlement and when she blinked , he suddenly drew her to him as though she were a beloved doll . |
| 14 | When he slowly drew her to him she made no attempt to struggle , held by the soft beauty of that one word and the warm security of his hands at her waist . |
| 15 | He drew her to him , his blue eyes searching her face intently . |
| 16 | He drew her to him , and she went gladly . |
| 17 | He did n't answer , but slowly drew her to him until she rested her head against his broad chest . |
| 18 | He slowly drew her to him , and their lips met . |
| 19 | Even now the magnetism that drew her to him was so strong that if he knocked at her door and said he 'd changed his mind , in spite of everything , it might take more amor proprio than she could muster to refuse him . |
| 20 | When our storage duties were done we shook hands and I drew her to me and kissed her . |
| 21 | I drew her to me , flung myself over the bow , and lay on the floorboards , gasping . |
| 22 | Taking her arm , he drew her to her feet , his body shielding her from the rest of the room . |
| 23 | For a second he looked exasperated and then he murmured something in his own language and suddenly drew her to her feet , his hands gripping hers , steadying her and comforting . |
| 24 | Smiling , he took her hand and drew her to her feet . |
| 25 | In no time at all Travis had a good fire going , and the heat from it drew her to her knees beside it , hands held out to the warmth . |
| 26 | Somehow , the spell of the calm evening drew her to her feet . |
| 27 | He pulled them both under the blanket , cradled her to him , crooned words that meant nothing in her ear , kissed new tears from her cheeks . |
| 28 | I confess I meant to hurt your pride — but , oh , dear Fabia , ’ he said softly , and , his aggression all at once split asunder , he reached for her , took her in his arms , and gently cradled her to him . |
| 29 | He contacted her when he heard of her research into women 's self-defence and invited her to his surgery . |
| 30 | ‘ The Cock of the North invited her to his wedding , ’ said Grace . |