Example sentences of "[vb past] she [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A project support worker visited her daily to ensure that she ate , and to help keep her clean and safe . |
| 2 | But seeing her sister 's eyes turn from contemplating the deep indigo square of sky above the courtyard , and come to rest on her face in grief-stricken entreaty , she faltered , shrugged , and with impatient gestures , moved her over to make room on the bench where she dumped herself down . |
| 3 | Grasping her shoulders , he moved her aside to open the doors . |
| 4 | He jerked her back to face him and Isabel could n't repress a sharp cry of fear at the violence in his eyes . |
| 5 | But , even as she wondered , she felt the arm at her waist tighten as , gently , he drew her round to face him . |
| 6 | Curiosity drew her forward to explore . |
| 7 | He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him . |
| 8 | He drew her down to kiss her . |
| 9 | Christina knew it was none of her business — Martin was a free agent — but it disturbed her somehow to see him being so hotly pursued by a determined young woman . |
| 10 | It helped her not to think too much . |
| 11 | They helped her not to think too much . |
| 12 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 13 | ( Thomas Higginson advised her not to try to publish , so she did n't . |
| 14 | Hugh Cudlipp , the newspaper baron who launched her on her career , advised her never to say how old she was . |
| 15 | Tony signalled her not to annoy Frank in case he used it as an excuse to follow Terry , but he only seemed amused . |
| 16 | He put down his glass and took hers from fingers which were inexplicably trembling , then twisted her round to inspect her back , ‘ You 've had your back in the sun . |
| 17 | Probably the same dislike of children led her to desert me immediately after my birth , and also caused her only to return on that one , fateful occasion when she was at least partly responsible for my little accident . |
| 18 | So , while that sane part of her made her half turn as though to return to her bedroom , that other part of her , the part that tingled and loved him , caused her then to delay — just for a moment . |
| 19 | Told her where to go . |
| 20 | Although this is also true , we might not be surprised if the judge interrupted this witness and accused her of being facetious , or told her not to waste time . |
| 21 | I told her not to turn it |
| 22 | The boss nurse gave her two minutes and told her not to talk . |
| 23 | Instinct told her not to ask the question , but her heart demanded an answer . |
| 24 | and I told Susan like , but I told her not to say nothing to nobody and she goes , told Clare she never said I said anything and Susan goes to her oh you think you 're right again , and I said yes |
| 25 | and I told Susan like , but I told her not to say nothing to nobody and she goes , told Clare she never said I said anything and Susan goes to her oh you think you 're right again , and I said yes |
| 26 | Afterwards he told her not to report the incident because he could have her ‘ nicked ’ for soliciting . |
| 27 | ‘ Blagg told her not to hand them over to anybody but himself or somebody with a letter from him . |
| 28 | But , as she reached the open door of the drawing-room and caught sight of Janice in the middle of the room , some instinct told her not to enter immediately . |
| 29 | Gillian Vincent , 26 , who has never had a boyfriend , said it began after Hendry 's manager Ian Doyle told her not to write anymore . |
| 30 | She was very sorry ; I told her not to worry . |