Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] her [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 2 | He 'd seen her like this before , when she had her nose in those poetry books , and once when he 'd sneaked up the stairs and caught her using the telephone . |
| 3 | Everything was peaceful — everything but the man who 'd brought her to this place . |
| 4 | She would hardly have dragged her into this boutique if she had wanted a simple discussion on the weather or the price of vegetables . |
| 5 | Nothing in Australian society nor in the easy commerce between don and undergraduate which she had witnessed and occasionally shared with Michael at Cambridge , had prepared her for this . |
| 6 | Nothing in her life had prepared her for this wanton fire , burning and aching inside her . |
| 7 | She had dreamt of this moment , fantasised it in her mind so many lonely dark nights , and now it was happening and nothing had prepared her for this self-destruction . |
| 8 | Those who had seen her in this mood before faded quietly out of reach ; others got their fingers burnt . |
| 9 | Nobody had helped her in this wonderful , cultured city . |
| 10 | It was Clive who had got her into this mess . |
| 11 | Part of her , that stubborn , spirited side , the side that had got her into this mess in the first place , would n't let her give up , back out and admit that Luke Denner and his sexuality were more than she could handle . |
| 12 | As he moved away , Shannon sent a silent stream of curses after the mischievous imp in her soul which had landed her in this , desperately trying to remember the instructions she 'd skimmed through in the beginners ' ‘ learn-to-ski ’ handbook Kelly had given her . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry we 've found her in this state , boy . |
| 14 | Pity for Alain 's mother had driven her to this gesture and she knew she would regret it . |
| 15 | When they were together , she felt in charge ; and the feeling made her forget all that had brought her to this . |
| 16 | For the first time in her life she faced the truth of her past , clear-eyed as her formidable father 's daughter ought to be , devoid of pride and love of self , and inspected what had brought her to this pass . |
| 17 | Nor am I. ’ She was restless , moving uneasily about the hut as once before , curious but preoccupied , and slow to come to what had brought her on this errand . |
| 18 | He had picked her up of intent , had followed her into this inn for some purpose of his own . |
| 19 | Olga , the brighter of the two , had clamoured to be allowed to go to college in Tollemarche , and both parents had encouraged her in this , hoping she would become a school-teacher ; but she had met Boyd Stych and got married instead . |
| 20 | Any dregs of left-over resentment were directed at Alain Lemarchand , the man who had forced her into this , the man who had forced both of them into it . |
| 21 | And then , unexpectedly , she was assailed by the strangest feeling that a greater force than Aunt Bertha had sent her to this place . |
| 22 | ‘ No , ’ said Miranda , remembering that Angus had warned her about this . |
| 23 | Her therapist had warned her about this . |
| 24 | She also warned Quinn of the abrasive Kevin Brown , who had chosen her for this mission and had established himself in London with a team of eight to ‘ keep an eye on things ’ . |