Example sentences of "[verb] her through the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 " I 'm sorry , can I … " she motioned towards the door , and he helped her through the packed people , using his elbow to get them out of the way .
2 As soon as she reached the club , as soon as she was back in the public eye , she would have to switch on the false persona that had carried her through the past week .
3 ‘ That 's because you left half your lunch , ’ he pointed out drily , eyeing her through the warm haze of candlelight .
4 These are the people who have seen her through the difficult times , who have helped her adjust to the life before her and who have kept her in touch with the real world .
5 Ross said , taking hold of her arm and leading her through the wide arched entrance of the building , towards a bank of lifts .
6 The cat began to stalk her through the blade-broad iris leaves with such solemnity that she laughed and paused even longer , to play with him , and was cheered .
7 She could feel the hard strength of him pressing against her ; his heat scorching her through the thin cotton of her nightdress as if he , too , were on fire .
8 When he 'd moored the boat and helped her out Michele followed her through the rear lobby and into the foyer .
9 He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen .
10 Find her through the local authority .
11 Happy or not , Tod preceded her through the front door .
12 Sternly she dragged her thoughts and reactions under control , as Rune guided her through the crowded room towards the exit .
13 He took Laura by the arm and guided her through the revolving doors .
14 When she spent all night every night watching her clientele , her boys , it was for this ; she was waiting for her chosen ones , the last of her protegés , her perfect couple , her two to see her through the dark times .
15 The stairs were cold and draughty and the light was n't good , but she 'd placed herself so that the agency 's receptionist would be able to see her through the glass-panelled door if she should happen to glance up .
16 She could not but be gratified and relieved at the possibility of a small sum to see her through the likely lean period before she could get another post .
17 It was difficult to see her through the dazzling spurts of fire ; she seemed to be less and less there .
18 He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine .
19 ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared .
20 I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many .
21 She jumped as his voice reached her through the open hatch .
22 William took her through the whole story .
23 The party was over and the house was in darkness when he pulled up in the courtyard and accompanied her through the front door into the hall .
24 Someone had eventually taken her through the bustling , towering giant world of the shop to where her mother waited .
25 ‘ We 're nearly there , ’ he said soothingly , and a few moments later he escorted her through the elaborate palm Court which was the entrance to the Royal Hotel .
26 She had no trouble in registering with a secretarial agency , and a variety of jobs carried her through the long , drab days .
27 Seizing her wrist , he hauled her to her feet and dragged her through the small hall and into a side-room with a wide , specially designed window on the north wall .
28 His touch seemed to burn her through the thin cotton of her white blouse .
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