Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] she [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For seeing her like this , so low-spirited : |
| 2 | How did you feel about helping her with those activities ? |
| 3 | ‘ If she 's so keen to save a spot of money then she wo n't thank you for cheating her of eight grand . ’ |
| 4 | So instead , a confident horseperson was engaged to do battle with Honey , but after riding her for two weeks Honey 's behaviour was worse . |
| 5 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 6 | Erm , yeah Mrs she sort of has the power over level erm if she she sort of , it 's like she 's sort of keeping her on this level in the same household as her |
| 7 | Unable to face his wife in the bungalow in High Park Avenue and fearful of meeting her in one of the shops if he hung about the town , he set off for another walk along the beach , striking out this time in the opposite direction from the one he 'd taken that morning . |
| 8 | ‘ Nahum Plunkett coming here to see Anna is probably the only chance anyone has of pulling her through this crisis , you know that really , do n't you , Seb ? ’ |
| 9 | The therapist encouraged Pamela to make a list of ways in which she would like her parents to change in terms of providing her with greater freedom . |
| 10 | She relaxed , then became aware of disappointment from the knowledge that he had not had the slightest intention of kissing her after all . |
| 11 | If only Star would stop that agitated pacing , would only turn and look at her instead of questioning her in that cold , inquisitorial voice . |
| 12 | I began to think erotically of Alison again ; of the dirty week-end pleasures of having her in some Athens hotel bedroom ; of birds in the hand being worth more than birds in the bush ; and with better motives , of her loneliness , her perpetual mixed-up loneliness . |
| 13 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 14 | Fear of hurting her in any way made him abrupt . |
| 15 | He runs away along with Lydia with no idea of marrying her at all and is forced to marry Lydia by Mr. Darcy becoming between them . |
| 16 | Although he was still hungry , he decided against asking her for second helpings now that he had forgotten to use her new name at the very first test . |
| 17 | Damn Rune for kissing her in public and making her vulnerable to this barely disguised attack . |
| 18 | She meant that , once she had talked him into releasing her from this crazy engagement , she would be free to take up her own life once more . |
| 19 | As he ran back to climb into his seat , she thanked God for blessing her with such a healthy and adorable son . |
| 20 | His touch lanced through her like a lightning bolt , clenching every muscle and tightening every nerve before filling her with liquid heat . |
| 21 | It was wonderful to be so close to him again , to feel no barriers between them , and he wasted little time before possessing her with such quick , hot urgency that she was left behind . |
| 22 | There was clearly a close friendship between them , and the Office gives a moving account of his efficacy in curing her of some kind of fit : He came and found her mute , but when he had seated himself at her window and they had eaten together , it chanced that at the end of the dinner the recluse wished to sleep , and oppressed by slumber her head drooped towards the window where God 's saint , Richard , was reclining , and as she was leaning a litle on that same Richard , suddenly , with a vehement onslaught , such a grave vexation took her in her sleep that she seemed to wish to break the window of her house , and in that strong vexation she awoke , her speech was restored , and with great devotion she broke out into the words " Gloria tibi Domine " , and the blessed Richard completed the verse which she had begun . |
| 23 | There was perhaps a better chance of enlisting the reader 's belief in Ayesha in involving her with that most believable hero , Allan Quatermain . |
| 24 | Far from tempting her by that impromptu strip-tease , Luke Calder had promptly dismissed her from his mind and settled down to sleep ! |
| 25 | She was not altogether surprised by her father-in-law 's absence , because right from the start he had taken particular pleasure in taunting her in this way . |
| 26 | She had been determined not to give anything of herself away to him , but he had succeeded in antagonising her to such a pitch that she almost could n't help herself . |
| 27 | Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this . |
| 28 | We soon became accustomed to seeing her in Proctorial sub-fusc , worn not just for all the ceremonial occasions but for the daily transaction of University business which is now a major part of the Proctors ' tasks . |
| 29 | Chris , it seems , was so worried about his partner Jayne Torvill finding out about his relationship with Isabelle that he insisted on seeing her in secret when Jayne had gone to bed . |
| 30 | He is reduced to wooing her with honeyed words on behalf of his handsome but tongue-tied young friend . |