Example sentences of "[verb] her at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow — it did not seem diplomatic to enquire too deeply just how — he had missed her at the arranged spot . |
| 2 | I 'd met her at the odd party where we 'd chatted and that 's about it . ’ |
| 3 | It is her ambition to be tried for her life for murdering a small tobacconist with a meat-cleaver , only to be dramatically cleared when her alibi is established by the bishop who was confirming her at the very moment of the crime . |
| 4 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 5 | However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner . |
| 6 | Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 7 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 8 | Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy . |
| 9 | But presumably he must have taken a shine , as the expression went , to Celia , particularly as he had gone to such trouble to seek her out and visit her at the Meadhaven Clinic . |
| 10 | Dorothy would leave and abandon her at the very idea . |
| 11 | Robbie could scarcely believe this was the same man who was at such pains to keep her at a safe distance , until she reflected that in Fen 's eyes Miss Taylor would present no threat to his reserve . |
| 12 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 13 | When she came back , Phyllis and Peter met her at the back door . |
| 14 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 15 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 16 | He led her inside and left her at one side of the room , walking softly away and stopping to face her at the other side . |
| 17 | He left her at the large ornate gate , and she walked up the short drive to the front door . |
| 18 | Tommy winked at Rose , then left Charlie to join her at the far end of the bar . |
| 19 | Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes . |
| 20 | If she does , you never know , you could still find her at the old gym , this time in the Band . |
| 21 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 22 | He annoyed her in many ways — mostly by his incurable facetiousness , which went down very badly with her girl friends , and by his desire to undress her at every possible opportunity . |
| 23 | He was obviously well-known because people nodded to him , smiled , glanced curiously at her as Feargal sat her at a small table at the rear . |