Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] her in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If only Star would stop that agitated pacing , would only turn and look at her instead of questioning her in that cold , inquisitorial voice . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Why do n't Rico marry her instead of keep her in fancy apartment all these years ? |
| 6 | Fear of hurting her in any way made him abrupt . |
| 7 | Damn Rune for kissing her in public and making her vulnerable to this barely disguised attack . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She felt illogically furious with Guy for putting her in such an impossible position . |
| 13 | She would never forgive fitzAlan for putting her in this position , she promised herself . |
| 14 | Abruptly she looked away , hating him , hating herself , hating everyone for putting her in this horribly vulnerable position . |
| 15 | However , when she was schooled surreptitiously , without her realising it , by riding her in huge paddocks and along country roads ; and asking her to change legs , diagonals , and paces in unfamiliar places , her anxiety was kept dormant . |
| 16 | Her picture on the cover of Elle magazine , when she was still a schoolgirl of fifteen from a strict bourgeois family , led her to Roger Vadim , who let her out of her birdcage by marrying her in 1952 despite parental reluctance . |