Example sentences of "[prep] her more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lionel had mentioned her only once : ‘ Florence , Flora rather — we had to be careful not to ask of her more than she could give — ’ and had left Lily to puzzle out the meaning . |
| 2 | To get out of her more than his allowance , of course . |
| 3 | ‘ But in this case you decided it would be a good idea to leave me entirely in her more than capable hands ? ’ |
| 4 | She had , however , through the months of work , taken a real interest in what he was doing , and he found himself confiding in her more and more . |
| 5 | No one had wanted to believe that Paula 's beauty went right through her more than Sally did for she was a shining golden idol as well as a sister and it had been a shock to Sally when she had at last been forced to concede , in private at least , that the other girls might have been right in the accusations they made . |
| 6 | He had always been the gentleman with her , and if , at times , he had regretted what he would ultimately do to her , because he had begun to care for her more than his plan demanded , he could not let that deter him . |
| 7 | Yeah , no I could talk to her more than I could talk to him . |
| 8 | As you looked at her more and more insects swarmed on to her ; then , as the weight grew too much for the insects underneath to cling to her smooth skin , great black cakes of them flaked away and fell fizzing to the ground . |