Example sentences of "[vb past] her of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her of that woman novelist who made a character in Provence ladle out onion soup , followed by bouillabaisse for luncheon , and in summer too . |
| 2 | Ratagan relieved her of one of them whilst she looked on with an eyebrow arched . |
| 3 | Some crafty young entrepreneurs steamed in and relieved her of several pairs of Pumas at a knockdown price . |
| 4 | A MOTHER accused of trying to turn herself into a human fireball because she had been rejected by the boss she loved , wept yesterday as a jury acquitted her of attempted arson . |
| 5 | But then — in view of the fact that you already had a boyfriend — I acquitted her of any devious motives . ’ |
| 6 | And the touch of his scorching lips , the clasp of his arms , the close union with his warm , strong body robbed her of all strength and of all power of resistance . ‘ |
| 7 | She could feel her own heart pounding against her ribs and there was a passionate urgency inside her that robbed her of all thought . |
| 8 | Impatience with her own see-saw emotions robbed her of any desire for sleep . |
| 9 | Lydia sat down on the turf which , in its dry springiness , promptly reminded her of pubic hair . |
| 10 | The tranquillity and gentleness of the scene reminded her of Japanese paintings . |
| 11 | It reminded her of that other occasion when she had driven Freddie Nash and she wondered whether they were destined to find themselves together battling against the elements . |
| 12 | What he 'd just said reminded her of that business last night with the tape . |
| 13 | Above left The wallpaper frieze in the sitting room came from America and was fearfully expensive , but Angela could n't resist it because it reminded her of two pictures in her bedroom , of fruit and flowers painted on black velvet . |
| 14 | The seeming contradiction reminded her of another : ‘ the solution posed the question ’ . |
| 15 | She enjoyed his obvious fascination with it and it reminded her of another suggestion she wanted to make to him . |
| 16 | And when the old chap approached Shirley outside London nightspot Tramp — of course — it reminded her of another line from that old song of hers : ‘ Hey big spender , spend a little time with me . ’ |
| 17 | It reminded her of another time . |
| 18 | He laughed , a warm , comfortable sound that reminded her of homely , rustic things like sleek cattle and woolly sheep grazing on a West Country hillside . |
| 19 | He reminded her of little Gabriel , of so many others during the war . |
| 20 | They reminded her of last night , and the feeling of walking in the moonless night with her own arm intertwined with Miguelito 's . |
| 21 | But when I accused her of that , she firmly shook her head . |
| 22 | Her former colleagues accused her of bad-mouthing them . |
| 23 | ‘ Some ghastly little girl accused her of lesbian advances . ’ |
| 24 | A former suitor , Mr Feery , the family lawyer , maliciously suggested that she had murdered him , and her brother had to summon a coroner and jury , which , in the event , cleared her of any guilt . |
| 25 | No , he was n't — one glance at his chilling expression convinced her of that . |