Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] her to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was aware of nothing else but his compelling , mesmeric eyes , which were rooting her to the spot , setting a torch to her , the shooting flames searing her insides . |
| 2 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 3 | ‘ That was only because you were tearing her to pieces . |
| 4 | There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal . |
| 5 | The thorns were cutting her to pieces . |
| 6 | Yet now he was praising her to the skies . |
| 7 | Helen was driving her to suicide , I could see that . |
| 8 | MUM-TO-BE Lynne Adams , 36 , gave birth to a girl on the M5 yesterday as husband Phil was driving her to hospital in Taunton , Somerset . |
| 9 | His constant invasion of her privacy was driving her to distraction . |
| 10 | She finished eating , hoping she could elude Roman and get to Dana 's hotel without him , but as soon as she put her cup down he was urging her to her feet . |
| 11 | This would take some courage but something inside her was urging her to be honest . |
| 12 | He was transporting her to another world , and she responded to him with uninhibited abandon . |
| 13 | Her eyes fell irresistibly to the firm , broad chest , the gleam of hard , taut muscle and then he was pulling her to him , kissing her mouth , her neck , the base of her throat , finding the clasp of her bra , discarding it , so that her breasts hung heavy and exposed , aching with longing and desire . |
| 14 | At once he was contrite , and in seconds he was hurrying her to his car . |
| 15 | He was leading her to the edge of the dance-floor . |
| 16 | He was forcing her to be careful of what she said ; setting up areas which were not to be talked about . |
| 17 | ‘ You can go and see Mrs M , ’ said my mother and I wondered whether her sense of grievance towards me was inclining her to spite . |
| 18 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 19 | Then one arm was clamping her to him , and his free hand was forcing up her chin . |
| 20 | ‘ The most foolish thing I ever did was take her to the Foundling . |
| 21 | He was asking her to be his mistress . |
| 22 | Lesley says Cindy left him because she felt he was tying her to DeKalb . |
| 23 | He was taking her to St Bartholomew 's , the hospital where he was a junior physician . |
| 24 | ‘ He wanted her to go and buy some presentable clothes she could wear to the sort of smart restaurants he was taking her to . ’ |
| 25 | Alina had assumed that Belov was taking her to another of the buildings , but it seemed now that he was going to lead her out of the settlement altogether . |
| 26 | She had told him she was promised that evening to Charles Harvey , who was taking her to Jeffrey Archer 's party . |
| 27 | The colour left her skin , her pale face showing a deep fear at the way he was crushing her to his body , the whipcord strength of his arms and the determination of his roaming fingers giving her an idea of the violence with which he would take her . |
| 28 | ‘ I expect you would be a good judge of that , ’ she snapped , hating the fact that she felt less annoyed at finding him in the room than at the thought of all the other women he was comparing her to . |
| 29 | With horror she realized he was carrying her to the top of the stairs . |
| 30 | Before she was aware of what he was doing , he had lifted her up and was carrying her to the bed , where he deposited her gently , like some priceless , fragile object . |