Example sentences of "[to-vb] she [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Olga Stych , the wife of a consulting geologist , her next-door neighbour , dared to challenge her on this ; and their homes , which had , until the commencement of building in Vanier Heights , been two of the nicer houses in the best district of Tollemarche , echoed their ambitions . |
| 2 | He decided to smack her for this . |
| 3 | Something must be done to free her from this grip . |
| 4 | In all your efforts to help her at this crucial time the most important thing to remember is to try to reduce her anxiety by being as relaxed and quietly optimistic about her future as you can , and to restrain her from making any major decisions hastily , regarding such matters as the disposal of property or moving house , as she may regret this later on when she is feeling less depressed . |
| 5 | She may have a house to sell , or a tenancy to terminate , and she should be made aware of your willingness to help her with this , if she wishes , and with everything else connected with the move . |
| 6 | He was making no effort to help her with this , but she was determined not to let that cold , impassive expression on his face browbeat her to the safety of her bedroom . |
| 7 | Got time to help her with this shopping and bloody come and get your mail ! |
| 8 | She trusted me to help her in this . ’ |
| 9 | It is not recommended to exercise her in this condition , because of the unwelcomed attention she will receive , and the risk of her becoming pregnant . |
| 10 | ‘ Is Francesca still in New York ? ’ the brat was asking anxiously , and McLeish , who had not wanted to discuss her in this company , found he had to reassure Jamie about her whereabouts and probable date of return . |
| 11 | Jezrael wondered whose memory was being replayed inside her mind to guide her through this metal rat-run . |
| 12 | I was , however , able to reassure her on this point , as I could see no prospects of my ever getting close enough to any American for him to even ask my name , never mind ask me to marry him — and in the 1940 's you did have to wait to be asked . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ My stand was that even if Kimberly was their biological daughter , was it right to put her through this ? ’ |
| 14 | For the listener , there is nothing to keep her to this role unless she happens to have a partner whose talk is engaging ( or , of course , there may be extrinsic pressures of , for example , wanting to please teacher , which because it is always a possible element in children 's work I will not keep referring to but will take for granted ) . |
| 15 | Her parents were still concerned about her and she had asked them to accompany her for this first appointment . |
| 16 | As her parting shot she told me never to phone her at this time of the night again . |
| 17 | The leaders of Britain 's main christian churches were there to greet her in this first city church devoted to united worship . |
| 18 | She could not imagine who might want to see her at this time on a Saturday morning . |
| 19 | As she may not be a particularly gregarious person she will experience great loneliness after her husband 's death , and her need will be for the company of her family and a few special friends to see her through this difficult period . |
| 20 | He was n't a part of her life any more , he had no right to treat her like this ! |
| 21 | How could he hold her so tenderly one moment , only to treat her like this the next ? |
| 22 | Christ , to be like this for ever , to live , to be together , to hold her like this in bed some night when she 's afraid of the thunder , when I 'm there to hold her , to be held by her . |
| 23 | Did n't it hurt his arm to hold her like this ? she wondered distractedly , but then another tremulous whimper escaped her as the hand holding her against him moved to cover her breast . |
| 24 | Roza — I had learned to call her by this affectionate diminutive — at once sprang to her feet : ‘ Husband come . |
| 25 | All the ruthless attempts to force her from this allegiance have not shaken her faith . |
| 26 | If only there were some way to release her from this bondage , turn her again into what she had been ; a young actress on her way to the top of the ladder , as Papa had often put it ! |
| 27 | Got Walker to deflower her under this ancient fucking yew tree in Perthshire . |
| 28 | She reminded herself that it was not Paul 's fault ; and yet , somehow , he should have been able to shield her from this kind of outrage . |
| 29 | Many a time I have wanted to ask her about this , and thought it wrong . |
| 30 | I decided , therefore , to ask her about this in a conversation I conducted after her interview : |