Example sentences of "[v-ing] her [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Cornered , he resorted to patting her on the shoulder , while across his face flitted the craven smile of a man dealing with an unpredictable pet that yet might turn on him . |
| 32 | He rolled her over , patting her on the bottom , staring down at her , running his fingers through her hair . |
| 33 | The fact that she had been the ship that had sunk the Rawalpindi and killed my father did not seem to me to be a valid reason for omitting her from the series , for apart from the utter impersonality of a modern sea battle , she was by far the most successful of all the major German surface ships as well as being the happiest . |
| 34 | She answered the telephone , thanked the Martellis for thanking her for the party . |
| 35 | She returned Myra 's greeting , thanking her for the card . |
| 36 | Then he lay down on her , his weight sinking her in the bed as if in sand . |
| 37 | To hurt Thérèse back for robbing her of the lady in the woods . |
| 38 | He smiled back at her , and the knife twisted still deeper in Shae 's stomach , robbing her of the pleasure of just a moment ago . |
| 39 | His nearness was creating havoc , robbing her of the power to think . |
| 40 | Kevin Forman , 25 , of Bairds Buildings , East High Street , Crieff , Perthshire , admitted pointing a replica pistol at a female employee in the Clydesdale Bank , Auchterarder , on 24 November last year and robbing her of the cash . |
| 41 | When Laura complained at breaktime that Peter had done the same again , pushing her towards the broken tiles which had recently been blown off the junior hall roof , Janice felt that Peter needed to be shown that what he had done was dangerous and unacceptable . |
| 42 | ‘ I 'll see you on Saturday , same time , same place , ’ Edward said giving her a quick peck and pushing her up the steps of the bus . |
| 43 | ‘ If anyone 's to blame , it 's me , for pushing her over the edge . |
| 44 | But Keith was already pushing her into the living-room , bubbling with what he had to say . |
| 45 | Then she felt his arms beneath her shoulders , lifting her , pushing her into the lavatory , locking it behind him . |
| 46 | Meredith felt her legs give way , and lost her balance , but Lucenzo snaked out a hand and caught her expertly , firmly pushing her against the hatch and holding her there while she regained her equilibrium . |
| 47 | Instead of ordering her off the boat , he was now beginning a more subtle campaign . |
| 48 | She remembered mother 's compassion in saving her from the certain shock of such evil envelopes . |
| 49 | If Marc was the ogre guarding the crock of gold , then Peter had to be cast as the white knight , saving her from the dreaded dragon ! |
| 50 | She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed . |
| 51 | She had accepted that he had had grounds for dismissing her at the time , considering the state of that little radio station 's finances . |
| 52 | He preferred the sort of woman who put her foot in it with grammar and things ; that way he could feel superior by correcting her at the time and having a laugh at her expense later with his male colleagues . |
| 53 | ‘ That 's because you left half your lunch , ’ he pointed out drily , eyeing her through the warm haze of candlelight . |
| 54 | ‘ You seem a little more sober now , ’ he remarked casually , eyeing her over the rim of his cup . |
| 55 | He paused , eyeing her in the clinical way she 'd come to recognise . |
| 56 | Zoe 's horse ’ Scrumpy ’ stumbled after a jump catapulting her into the ground . |
| 57 | Anne agreed , disappointed that he had not suggested meeting her outside the factory where her friends could see him , but happy to meet him anywhere . |
| 58 | No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ? |
| 59 | ‘ Meeting her for the first time was nerve-racking to say the least , ’ says one insider at BSkyB . |
| 60 | Because she knew he would be meeting her at the road alone , she had risen very early and bathed and scented herself with special care in her suite at the Continental Palace that morning . |