Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] her [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She grumbles a bit about me waking her up , but I do n't think she minds all that much . |
| 2 | I paid 100 pesos for them to tidy her up and put her in a 900 peso coffin on which I paid a 200 peso deposit . |
| 3 | This may make her feel that society regards her as a second-class widow , and you may need to help those who come into contact with her to understand how important it is going to be for her future adjustment for them to treat her just as they would any other bereaved person . |
| 4 | for them to ring her back . |
| 5 | As he held her from behind , Tom 's hips and thighs were solid against the thinly covered curves of her lower torso , and as usual the contact between them made her immediately weak and speechless . |
| 6 | Rachel is inside the hotel lobby , waiting for me to walk her upstairs and round off our meal . |
| 7 | Standing up , I assured her that I was n't drunk but tired and that I thought it was time for me to walk her home . |
| 8 | A woman arriving at the house fiddled with the lock as she waited for someone to let her in , but finally , with a despairing gesture , gave up the attempt to fix it long before she was admitted . |
| 9 | She 's looking for somebody to back her up ! |
| 10 | and for somebody to let her in , but |
| 11 | She liked the people — many of whom she knew well , and at least as importantly — many of whom knew her well and had known her since early childhood , before the mark of fame had set her apart . |
| 12 | Keith was told to ‘ come-on ’ and the girl in front of me wiggled her behind . |
| 13 | Neither of them knew her well , but they would recognise her as the secretary of someone important in the administration . |
| 14 | It was generous of them to ask her along , she did n't deny . |
| 15 | IF Baroness Thatcher is feeling just a teensy weensy bit smug at the news that the Tories are in such a mess that a high proportion of them want her back as leader , well who can blame her ? |
| 16 | One of them hurled her on to the bed and snarled for her to shut up . |
| 17 | ‘ Good idea of yours to send her here . |
| 18 | She had had to cut the number of servants employed and practice many other economies , none of which affected her personally . |
| 19 | When she tried again the door gave suddenly as if it had decided of itself to let her in . |
| 20 | Though the lack of one gave her little comfort as she glanced at her arms and noticed the fresh red flea-bites of the night . |
| 21 | Fei Yen bowed deeply , the two maids on either side of her copying her automatically . |
| 22 | Something in their need of her pulled her back from the seductive slide into oblivion . |
| 23 | He took her in his arms , holding her close in silence , the sheer size and warmth of him calming her very quickly . |
| 24 | She snuggled down and began to drift to sleep , memories of Alain holding her here as she wept on that first day , memories of him bringing her up to bed after he had kissed her in the kitchen , fluttering like moths in the light , easing her into sleep . |
| 25 | Her earliest memory was of him holding her tightly by the hand , when she was just a toddler , in case she strayed too near the rushing river . |
| 26 | Robyn thought , remembering the way she had flung herself out of the house , the agony of driving home , the touch and taste of him haunting her down every mile of motorway … the floods of tears … |
| 27 | whether it 's kind of him to keep her there |
| 28 | Well if she wants if she wants to get rid of it ask her how much she wants for it . |
| 29 | The irony of it struck her forcibly and her gurgling laughter broke out . |
| 30 | ‘ And of course that drippy boyfriend of hers backed her up . ’ |