Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] her [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonight I want to take the opportunity to thank her for her patience and support . |
| 2 | Weakly she willed him not to , but if he sensed her resistance he ignored it , his mouth tantalising her with its warm desirability . |
| 3 | She hurried back to the dressing-tent , where her mummy helped her into her Gnome outfit , around which was swathed a broad white band on which was printed in big letters the Brownie Guide Motto , LEND A HAND . |
| 4 | She was halfway to the door when Rune 's authoritative command stopped her in her tracks . |
| 5 | So in Scout 's case , her innocence leads her through her childhood and because she is too young to understand fully the barrier between the different races she lives among , she is saved from the emotional torments other people suffer , but in Perk 's case her innocence leads her straight into a very touchy emotional situation and ends up suffering death , too young to understand why . |
| 6 | Indeed , you 'd do the girl more kindness to put her in your dairy , for she 'll be utterly spoiled for any useful purpose . |
| 7 | Mistakenly thinking it would do no harm to put her at her ease — she was a plain woman with the faintest smell of spirits on her breath even at ten o'clock in the morning — he had mentioned the interesting photographs hung on the stairway leading to the stalls . |
| 8 | A runaway horse takes her to her ancestral home , and her past unfolds . |
| 9 | An ambulance brought her to us . |
| 10 | But when she quickly added a white lace fichu and a long , lacy shawl , the effect reminded her of nothing so much as the icing on her daughter 's wedding cake . |
| 11 | At last she stretched out her own hand , but as he took it he allowed it to rest briefly in his before he tightened his grip , applying the necessary force to assist her to her feet . |
| 12 | Somehow that lithe , muscular figure reminded her of somebody … |
| 13 | They 'll say I took advantage of a widow 's grief to marry her for her money , then cold-bloodedly ditched her as soon as I had a chance . |
| 14 | For one with such a full programme it was good of Dr. Stewart to spend the whole day with us but she had expressed the wish to see as much as possible of our work and it was a tremendous pleasure to have her with us and for so many to have the opportunity of chatting with her . |
| 15 | He never reacted hostilely to any such suggestion , except to say to me that she was difficult enough in a friendly association and matters might be worse ( his own words ) if he took any action to remove her from his political scene . |
| 16 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 17 | Neil 's origins made his presence in the East End even stranger — and he had the impertinence to quiz her for her presence , when his own was just as odd . |
| 18 | His father had even telephoned his ex-wife to tell her about what had happened and she had then spoken to Tony , who had not heard from her for some months . |
| 19 | ‘ Pray be seated , my lady , ’ he said , using the courtesy title whilst not for an instant confusing her with her half-sister . |
| 20 | This stimulates the male to lead her to his nest and show her the entrance by pointing his snout into it . |
| 21 | When she enters her bedroom , Perk discovers she does not have lovely dark curly hair , but is bald with a few grey wisps and because this woman is so vain and ca n't bear her god child seeing her without her wig , she ends up pushing her so hard that Perk falls , hits her head and dies . |
| 22 | Would he not read it that he might with impunity pursue her to her ruin ? |
| 23 | Then , with a rough jerk , fitzAlan pulled her to her feet . |
| 24 | I heard you trying to persuade and then threaten this young lady to get her into your car , and it 's not the first time I 've witnessed such a thing . |
| 25 | She awoke with her body lazily relaxed , only slight soreness to remind her of what had happened the previous night . |
| 26 | Siobhan introduces her to me as Kimberly , her eldest daughter . |
| 27 | Courtship in the three-spined stickleback begins with a ‘ zigzag ’ display by the male ; if the female responds by showing a silvery egg-filled belly , the male leads her to his nest , and shows her the entrance . |
| 28 | Somehow , the spell of the calm evening drew her to her feet . |
| 29 | He retained his hold on her wrist but made no move to pull her to her feet . |
| 30 | She swayed and Roman caught her to him , exclaiming in dismay . |