Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] her [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She backed away , appalled such details should have been passed around so soon , and that people were confronting her with them . |
| 32 | She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence . |
| 33 | Three men who were visiting her in the flat were also attacked and beaten . |
| 34 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 35 | When , in the summer of 1983 , she went to England for a few weeks , she took a French companion whose role was to instruct her during every spare moment . |
| 36 | Leaving Alexandra at her door , unkissed , untouched , was one of the hardest things he had ever done , especially when what he had really wanted to do was to carry her into her bedroom — or his — and make love to her . |
| 37 | The order was for the production of material relating to the purchase by a client , Mrs G , of certain real property , the allegation being that she was a member of the family of another person who was suspected of being a drug trafficker and who was using her for the purpose of laundering the proceeds of such trafficking . |
| 38 | Erika was not too sure about the girl in Pankow , half suspecting that Fräulein Silber was using her as a means of putting pressure on herself . |
| 39 | Going out with a man who , according to Dawn , was using her in order to achieve his own ends . |
| 40 | Gradually she came to realize that it was reminding her of her father — her father and the allotment . |
| 41 | Yet now he was praising her to the skies . |
| 42 | And you know she treasures it because it was given her by a grateful patient centuries ago . |
| 43 | Suddenly , he was gathering her against him , as though he would lift her up into his arms and carry her off . |
| 44 | Leila did n't have the heart to tell him she doubted whether there 'd be much opportunity for him ever to do that , at least while he was helping her with Ari . |
| 45 | My mum was really upset because he was accusing her of having an affair with another man . |
| 46 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
| 47 | Utterly flabbergasted , Leith began to realise that he was accusing her of announcing their ‘ engagement ’ to all and sundry . |
| 48 | Puzzled and defensive , she wondered what he was accusing her of . |
| 49 | Once again he sounded as if he was accusing her of something . |
| 50 | He was accusing her of having the morals of an alleycat again , and she was tired of it . |
| 51 | Colour flooded her cheeks as she realised he was accusing her of posing and denying he had had anything to do with it . |
| 52 | All at once , in one quick movement , he 'd taken hold of her hand and , rising to his feet , was drawing her with him . |
| 53 | He was drawing her into them . |
| 54 | And suddenly , instead of turning her away from him — he was drawing her towards him . |
| 55 | To Sophie , the atmosphere of the zoo was absorbing , but what pleased her most was the way in which Robert was including her in what he had to do . |
| 56 | ‘ That 's only natural , ’ Harvey said , wondering why he was bringing her into it . |
| 57 | My sister 's job was to meet her at the bus stop with the wheel basket so she did n't have to carry it up the road . |
| 58 | When she was n't preparing food she could barely swallow , or making hot drinks , or washing up , he was instructing her on how to use the boat 's equipment . |
| 59 | She knew that John truly believed that he was protecting her by keeping their love secret , but she was becoming frustrated and annoyed about the situation . |
| 60 | Ginny could only suppose that Ralph thought he was protecting her from a possible nuisance . |