Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] her [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ever since Courtney indecently assaulted her at his Harley Street clinic in October last year , the girl known to the jury as Miss C has been having nightmares about the attack . |
| 2 | When he slowly drew her to him she made no attempt to struggle , held by the soft beauty of that one word and the warm security of his hands at her waist . |
| 3 | He did n't answer , but slowly drew her to him until she rested her head against his broad chest . |
| 4 | He slowly drew her to him , and their lips met . |
| 5 | He awaited a reply eagerly and was going to drop in to see her on his next leave . |
| 6 | Government reports , social legislation , anything she could lay her hands on that would better acquaint her with her work . |
| 7 | Yes , Aunt Sarah , and since then I 've remembered my mother 's name , and the spell she put on me when I was a baby ; and I 've gone down to see her in her Castle under the sea … |
| 8 | Then a young woman — dark , quite a looker if you liked that sort of thing but a bit too full of herself for Bennett 's liking — walked into the club and announced that she was the dinner guest of Sir Robin Day , he could only treat her to his coldly disapproving smile and direct her to the ladies ' bar . |
| 9 | It 's only reminding her of what she has n't got . ’ |
| 10 | She stared up at him in puzzlement and when she blinked , he suddenly drew her to him as though she were a beloved doll . |
| 11 | For a second he looked exasperated and then he murmured something in his own language and suddenly drew her to her feet , his hands gripping hers , steadying her and comforting . |
| 12 | She looked disappointed , so Toby had obviously disarmed her with his usual charm , and had probably promised some expenses , too . |
| 13 | I confess I meant to hurt your pride — but , oh , dear Fabia , ’ he said softly , and , his aggression all at once split asunder , he reached for her , took her in his arms , and gently cradled her to him . |
| 14 | She caught a glimpse of a disfigured , oddly proportioned face in the depths of the shadowy hood , but this was n't enough to distract her from her purpose . |
| 15 | Such intimacy as life with my mother entailed should cease with parturition , and since Syl so resembled her in his attitude to me I could see no end to my continued childhood . |
| 16 | He had toyed with the idea of marriage , flirted with it only to tease her before his godmother 's death . |
| 17 | I agree that it would if I constantly compared her with my current partner , or wistfully mentioned her name from time to time . |
| 18 | Yelping in alarm as he tipped her sideways and moved swiftly to trap her beneath him on the sofa , she stared up at him in shock . |
| 19 | It was n't as if they had some sort of relationship ; he had taken her out only to help her with her search . |
| 20 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 21 | Penry was tactful enough to leave her to her own devices once he 'd directed her to a chemist . |
| 22 | It was the last attribute which especially bound her to him . |
| 23 | Aye , I think " till do , but the pleasure of considering I shall so entirely have her in my power is not a little disturbed by reflecting how terribly the poor creature will be shocked at finding that innocence betrayed she has so long and worthily defended . |
| 24 | The girls that Kathie teaches are both Black ( Afro-Caribbean ) and White ; it is beside a Black girl that Kathie stops to place a friendly hand on her shoulder and apparently encourage her in her work — there has been no dialogue so far in the film , only a musical soundtrack . |
| 25 | JERVIS : Indeed , she told me you only pulled her on your knee and kissed her . |
| 26 | ‘ You 'd better get her into her pyjamas , ’ he told Shiona . |
| 27 | He only married her for her money too . |
| 28 | At last she gave a barely perceptible nod , and he stood up , gently tugging her to her feet . |
| 29 | No , it was a candle from the statue of the Madonna where they had met , and then he put his arms around her , each one was long enough to cradle her on its own , and pulled her against him , he was warm and firm like newly-baked loaves , and the taste of his tongue was sweet and salt at the same time . |
| 30 | His death in March was a bitter blow to her — and spending Christmas at his ancestral home will only remind her of her loss . |