Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] her [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilcox led her down the broad central aisle , with occasional detours to left and right to point out some particular operation . |
| 2 | Carrie dropped to her knees to examine the ankle making sympathetic noises as Seb told her how the accident had occurred . |
| 3 | Up until this point we have assumed that a referential locus is quite generally available for property words , not only adjectives in fact but also adverbs : ( 8 ) Philippa comforted her lovingly the referential locus of the adverb is that of the verb ; and the referential locus of the verb in turn is the entity of the subject phrase ; that is why a sentence like : ( 9 ) the drink comforted her lovingly is unacceptable , despite the fact that lovingly can co-occur with comfort , while comfort is compatible with drink . |
| 4 | I pulled her to the side where Otley dragged her up the bank and began to dust her down as if she were not wet but dirty . |
| 5 | Fox F M reporter , Tiffany Foster asked her how the curiosity exhibition works . |
| 6 | Ari had no positive idea which rooms Tammuz and Zambia occupied and was babbling nonsense to this effect as Lennon hauled her up the metal stairway to the gallery . |
| 7 | To give Perdita a break , Luke took her away the following Saturday to see a high goal match at the famous Hurlingham Club which left her speechless with wonder , then on to Buenos Aires to an English production of The Merchant of Venice throughout most of which she slept . |