Example sentences of "[to-vb] she with [art] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd firmly resisted her mother 's oft-repeated efforts to tempt her with the power-packed vegetable which she 'd seen the singing sailor-man so often greedily guzzle straight from the can .
2 ( II.iv.42 ) — but proceeds to proposition her with a debased contract , that she should exchange her chastity for her brother 's life .
3 A further £265,000 will be invested in a fund to provide her with a tax-free , inflation-proof income for life .
4 The story of Gilly Hopkins is very sad : Gilly has the opportunity to gain everything she 's always wanted — someone who cares about her and forgives her and is willing to provide her with a loving home , but Gilly throws all this away simply by writing a letter when she 's feeling very upset .
5 The therapist agreed to see Pamela as in outpatient in 5 days ' time to provide her with a further chance to talk about her difficulties and also to provide her with support .
6 Armed with a loaded airgun , two smoke bombs and a knife , he held up a building society to provide her with a nest-egg .
7 The fact that he had never asked the man if he 'd been able to fix the problem , Folly suddenly realised , was proof enough that the supposedly leaky tap was just an excuse to provide her with a chaperon .
8 And it would be nice if you were to provide her with a little brother or sister . ’
9 France and Belgium were the two lesser industrial powers and although France had been a big eighteenth-century producer of coal , her resources were unable to provide her with the fuel she needed for industry on the German scale .
10 Therefore , three and a half years after the accident , Dawn accepted the amount offered , which was sufficient to pay back the £70,000 her father had spent on her treatment and a specially adapted car , and to provide her with an ongoing income to cover her living expenses .
11 She obviously had n't expected Jessamy to provide her with an excuse for staying longer at the house .
12 Gently , he began to massage her with a greasy perfumed oil .
13 The two newspapers reporting this case both focused on his claim that sex taunts from his 56-year-old wife over his impotency provoked him to strangle her with a flex .
14 An RIB ( Rigid Inflatable Boat with a ninety-horsepower outboard engine , capable of nearly forty knots ) races out to meet her with the operations captain and a customs officer on board .
15 Right wing soldiers in the Philippines have written to national newspapers saying they intend to launch a bloodless coup against President Corizon Aquino , and to replace her with a military junta .
16 Another good lesson came in the shape of a small bent old lady , with moth-eaten woollen gloves , who always singled me out to serve her with a dozen cracked eggs that were extremely cheap .
17 Shortly after moving into The Kilns , Minto had engaged a gardener to help her with the eight acres of ground .
18 I sometimes did little unexpected kid things out of my tenderness for her , and was always glad to be the one to take up tea for her if she was unwell , and so on , or to help her with the housework when she was servantless .
19 Mrs Smith needs someone to help her with the practical side of caring , to arrange respite breaks , coordinate the nursing input and ensure that the hospital and local authority services work together with her .
20 Every Saturday morning Stuart went with his Mum to the big William Low supermarket to help her with the shopping .
21 He 'd not offered to help her with the Christmas preparations and she had n't felt like asking him .
22 and the fact you 're going to help her with the dinner , huh
23 The conductress tried to console her with a glass of sweet , strong tea but without much success .
24 Jake leaned forward in his seat to fix her with a look .
25 And he had been a healthy influence on Clare when she most needed it — when that creeping Jesus of a Damien had threatened to infect her with the mildew of his own damp piety .
26 She yanked her seatbelt free then gave a squeak of protest as Penry pulled her into his arms to kiss her with a ferocity she fought against at first .
27 But before writing to her friend of the matter , the queen-dowager debated whether or not it was necessary to burden her with the knowledge .
28 The residents could have been waiting to mug her with a Zimmer frame .
29 Consciousness deteriorated and , since the pain ‘ could no longer be relieved ’ , it was decided to kill her with a large dose of opioids .
30 And I was very worried because the lady that was going to be paying for the job was just down there and if we were n't careful we were going to kill her with the wardrobe .
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