Example sentences of "[verb] she [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a shriek of delight she threw herself at Maggie , enveloping her in the warmest of embraces . |
| 2 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 3 | A change to teaching English to Italian children brought worse problems with ‘ il Signor Conte ’ , and a period married to a sisal farmer in Portuguese East Africa found her in the worst place on God 's earth . |
| 4 | While Blanche tries to pass him in one of the passages he grabs her and he hurts her in the cruellest and most brutal way . |
| 5 | Pots of money and willing at first to squire her to the latest ‘ in ’ restaurants and nightspots , charity balls , Henley , Ascot , the whole shebang . ’ |
| 6 | He 'd threatened her with the direst reprisals if she dared to leave their suite , not guessing that wild horses would n't drag her away until she 'd cleared the whole matter up . |
| 7 | No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . |
| 8 | He soon calmed down , then went across and fussed over her to make up for the rumpus , though it had n't bothered her in the slightest . |
| 9 | It had n't bothered her in the slightest . |
| 10 | It would n't have surprised her in the slightest if he 'd left a few minutes early , just for the pleasure of leaving her stranded . |
| 11 | The fall had n't affected her in the slightest , but the shock of finding herself lying beneath Dane stunned her into silence . |
| 12 | Alejandro was all for putting a bullet through this she-devil 's head and dispatching her to the nearest abattoir . |
| 13 | It was perfectly natural that Jake should marry — and , apart from how it might affect Kirsty , it was not an event that interested her in the slightest . |
| 14 | Comfort piloted her to the nearest seat and hailed the waiter to order a brandy . |
| 15 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 16 | Travis was by her in two strides , helping her to the nearest chair . |
| 17 | He treated her with the greatest courtesy , concerned that she should not be tired , or bored ; that the holiday should be nothing less than perfect . |
| 18 | He took her to the biggest house , whose womenfolk she knew well . |
| 19 | And I do n't blame her in the slightest for telling you . |
| 20 | Yet they may have made no effort to give her anywhere she can go to , having allocated a large bedroom to one of their small children and relegated her to the tiniest bedroom in the house , to which she can never withdraw unless she actually gets into bed . |
| 21 | She could borrow the grey , using its strength to get her to the nearest village . |
| 22 | She must have some radar , he thought , that at the last saved her from the worst effects of his anger and frustration . |
| 23 | It did n't strike her as the slightest bit funny . |
| 24 | The magazine Fair Lady carries an advertisement in which a white woman addresses the reader : ‘ I discuss family planning with my domestic and take her to the nearest clinic . |
| 25 | He might have been receiving her in the best parlour on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 26 | A sentiment that ambushed her at the coldest moments . |
| 27 | Her father had sat with her through the nights , holding her hands , comforting her , robbing himself of sleep to be with her and help her through the worst of it . |
| 28 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
| 29 | Perhaps she could ring for a taxi , to take her to the nearest station ? |
| 30 | Steering her to the nearest free table , he disappeared inside the café , to return almost at once with two brandies . |