Example sentences of "[to-vb] she [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had married late , a buxom research scientist from Cambridge twenty years his junior , and drove back to their modern flat on the outskirts of the city each night in his Jaguar — his chief extravagance frequently late , but seldom too late to bear her off to their local pub . |
| 2 | Overwhelmed by not having noticed this earlier , by his failure of politeness , observation and helpfulness , all that had been taught him from boyhood up , Richard proceeded at the double onto the Embankment , to escort her on to Lord Jim . |
| 3 | A French galley will pick her up off the coast of the Forth and take her out to the sea where other ships are waiting to escort her back to France . |
| 4 | Particularly when she wishes you to escort her back to Les Hiboux . |
| 5 | When the revolt collapsed and Judith was released , Charles rode out with his uncle Drogo bishop of Metz to escort her home to a ceremonial reception at Aachen in February 831 . |
| 6 | I try to pull her in to my chest , but she turns away . |
| 7 | A cool shower managed to sharpen her up to normal . |
| 8 | Lucy was left to kick around by the unmanned Reservations desk for a couple of minutes , and then a waiter appeared to lead her over to the table . |
| 9 | Wordlessly , she allowed him to lead her on to the roadway and down the hill towards home . |
| 10 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 11 | Leonora was heartily glad to wave her off to her party . |
| 12 | Why else should he be seeking to eliminate her past to his own advantage ? |
| 13 | Someone had laid out knee-high duckboards to cross the snow , and Lucenzo shot out an imperious hand to help her on to the low platform . |
| 14 | Eager for the haven of her hotel room , Luce allowed Michele to help her on to the deserted fondamenta . |
| 15 | Yet although her support for women priests is well known , she says it was her interest in a wide range of other issues that persuaded local clergy and laity to vote her on to the Synod for five years . |
| 16 | Fortunately he saw a nice couple from the Ministry of Education and was able to guide her over to them . |
| 17 | He had always seemed grimly determined never to let her close to him , except physically , and in bed he had wanted her almost too much . |
| 18 | ‘ We intend to keep it in its present immaculate condition and to taxi her up to take-off speeds at regular intervals to keep the engines and flight systems in perfect working order . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , ’ said Helen , ‘ I do know a girl who works in the outer office there , and we do sometimes meet up for lunch and I could try to put her on to it … |
| 20 | She had never before contacted any of the emergency services , and she was surprised by how long the operator took to put her through to the police . |
| 21 | He spent his remaining 10 years , until he died in 1954 , vainly trying to lure her back to his studio . |
| 22 | She should also be at school , and Noreen threatened to send her back to Uncle Michael who would take her to school every day , if she did n't stop going on about coming to the theatre . |
| 23 | He 'd wanted to send her off to some relative in the country , but she did n't seem to have any family . |
| 24 | Ill , insulted , lice-ridden , afraid of rape , she still ‘ kept on with her fellowship with great anguish and discomfort ’ , till they reached Aachen , where a rich English woman gave Margery leave to accompany her back to England . |
| 25 | But , leaving her for a brief while , he went to instruct Ivo to drive her back to her hotel , and then escorted her out through the front door . |
| 26 | Because it was quite obviously more than probable that all Ven meant by that last remark was that , having driven her to Prague , he felt it his responsibility to drive her back to Mariánské Láznë again . |
| 27 | So now you want to unload her on to the wretched Miss Plimsoll in the top form where she will cause even more chaos ? ’ |
| 28 | He sent the boy to call her out to him , alone . |
| 29 | Only the two ‘ star ’ dressing rooms had an extension in Clarissa 's theatre , and the Stage Door Keeper grumbled a bit as he climbed the stairs to call her down to his box by the Stage Door . |
| 30 | Ellen screamed and was instantly seized by the other man , who , laughing at her wild struggles , began to force her down to the floor . |