Example sentences of "[v-ing] she at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mandy did n't come to the meeting , Mrs. Maddison keeping her at home as a punishment for her disobedience in going into the swamp . |
| 2 | I take it you have n't been keeping her at home and just not sent a note ? |
| 3 | Marek was fencing with her , keeping her at bed 's length . |
| 4 | Clara could feel her friendly spirit choking her at times ; she had affection in her , and nowhere to spend it . |
| 5 | Ian said he was fetching her at lunchtime . ’ |
| 6 | Holding her at arm 's length he stared into her face as if to memorise every detail . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe it really is time I settled down , ’ he said , holding her at arm 's length and smudging her tears away with his thumb . |
| 8 | Holding her at arm 's length , he said , ‘ You look terrible , Christina . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh-Dave-you-silly ! ’ she half-panted , half-laughed , hopping towards him as he retreated , holding her at arm 's length , but did n't finish for he let her catch up , caught all her weight to his body and kissed her passionately . |
| 10 | ‘ The children , ’ he said fondly , holding her at arm 's length . |
| 11 | ‘ Whatever is it ? ’ shrieked the old lady , shaking her loose and holding her at arm 's length . |
| 12 | ‘ Caroline looked after Queen Of Shannon as well as riding her at home . |
| 13 | Before we go will you be treating her at Warley ? ’ |
| 14 | The first she knew of the assault was a motion glimpsed from the corner of her eye : a blurred form approaching her at speed through the thickening sleet . |
| 15 | She also wants him to stop phoning her at home and for him to be banned from entering or trespassing on her property or on the actual road . |
| 16 | With regard to our overworked ( but ever smiling N.D.O. , , please help to improve the quality of her life by phoning her at home between the hours of 8am – 9am or during office hours . |
| 17 | I 'm seeing her at lunch time , I 'll speak to her . |
| 18 | Reminding her at length , in case she had n't made a note of it , of the Christmas holiday schedule for the library . |
| 19 | But best of all was the letter awaiting her at York from Lord Wyatt . |
| 20 | In 792 he took a new wife , Aelfflaed ( ASC D , s.a. 792 ) , daughter of Offa , king of the Mercians , marrying her at Catterick where his own parents had been married . |
| 21 | He smiled , putting her at ease because it was n't a lustful look that forewarned trouble . |
| 22 | Samantha 's parents Keith and Denise say the education system does not cater for pupils like her and now they are educating her at home on the Isle of Wight . |
| 23 | Contact the company , mentioning SHE at PO Box 354 , London W13 9NU , tel : 081–579 0435 . |
| 24 | Smiling at her over people 's shoulders while she could not move because someone was telling her at length how much she must be missing her mother . |