Example sentences of "[verb] her at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt she had learned nothing about him as a man , that in some secret way he was keeping her at a distance . |
| 2 | He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance . |
| 3 | How could he do this to her — forever turning up when he was least expected and always managing to catch her at a disadvantage ? |
| 4 | He looked up from the desk , caught her at a moment when , against her will , tears had filled her eyes . |
| 5 | So impressed was I that I took Hellen to meet her at a later performance the same week . |
| 6 | Hayling had introduced Casares-Roach to Walsh after meeting her at a Ford workers ' conference in Benidorm where she had been the translator . |
| 7 | And she 'd go on the demonstrations in it too , I 've seen her at a rally in a park dragging that beaded hem through the mud . |
| 8 | I 've never seen her at a meeting , but she could still be an associate member . |
| 9 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 10 | She alleged that the doctor had told her at a seminar that she desired Lozano . |
| 11 | He fended her off simply by the expedient of grasping her wrists , holding her at a distance so that she could n't even contrive to kick his shins . |
| 12 | Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 13 | Luckily Billy saw Harriet leave , carrying the second of the cubs , and followed her at a distance . |
| 14 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 15 | Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy . |
| 16 | Robbie could scarcely believe this was the same man who was at such pains to keep her at a safe distance , until she reflected that in Fen 's eyes Miss Taylor would present no threat to his reserve . |
| 17 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 18 | He remained an active supporter of CND , boasted that his daughter had been conceived on an Aldermaston march , and had once horrified Margaret Thatcher by wearing his CND badge when he met her at a gathering of northern business people . |
| 19 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 20 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 21 | I , cos I saw her at a quarter past nine so |
| 22 | The girl in the mack was scrambling again through the puddles in the dirt of the wreckers ' yard ; the invisible and soundless shots from out of frame felled her at a signal from Jean-Claude and the partisans rose from the auto hulks , their own guns blazing . |
| 23 | He thought he had the upper hand while she was trapped here , and he was right — it made her feel awkward and uneasy , put her at a disadvantage . |
| 24 | When my daughter was about four I enrolled her at a dancing school . |
| 25 | One could imagine her at a shires garden party or a race meeting . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He was obviously well-known because people nodded to him , smiled , glanced curiously at her as Feargal sat her at a small table at the rear . |