Example sentences of "[v-ing] her to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had lost a good deal of her bloom and bounce , and looked as if the sentiments of the burial service kept stabbing her to the heart . |
| 2 | He parted her thighs fiercely , and she moaned as his head sank , his tongue driving her to a frenzy . |
| 3 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 4 | In a flash , Mait backhanded Ace across the jaw , knocking her to the ground . |
| 5 | ‘ He kicked and punched her , knocking her to the ground , shouting abuse at her , ’ said Mr Wynn , ‘ He gave her a very hard blow to the nose which caused it to bleed profusely . |
| 6 | In her early scenes , Ms Robertson 's vocalising is so strident that at times I felt like strapping her to a chair and stuffing a wad of cotton in her mouth . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm interested in knowing more about you , ’ he said musingly , leaning back in his chair , the heavy-lidded grey gaze unsettling her to a degree she found hard to accept . |
| 8 | ‘ So am I , ’ he said drily , turning her to the house . |
| 9 | ‘ Sometimes , your actions are utterly thoughtless without any knowledge of consequences , ’ he muttered , turning her to the side of the room , where a long bench gave them a chance to sit . |
| 10 | ‘ He thinks you are a little delicate , ’ Marguerite said comfortably , leading her to a stall in the open-air market that was well stocked with bright fruit and fresh vegetables . |
| 11 | She was already at Katherine 's side , embracing her , leading her to a corner . |
| 12 | He was leading her to the edge of the dance-floor . |
| 13 | He took her arm , leading her to the stall . |
| 14 | Leading her to the front of the shop , he said , ‘ This is very small fry compared with Chesmore Zoo , but it covers most of all the species that we are allowed to sell . |
| 15 | Her gaze was drawn to the firm lines of his sensuous mouth , the lean-muscled body forcing her to a recognition of his powerful masculinity . |
| 16 | They say there 's no point in moving her to a hospital . |
| 17 | Her trusty crutch found a hidden hole , sending her to the ground , to lie winded but undamaged . |
| 18 | He had thought about sending her to the oculist and he was much nicer to Gran . |
| 19 | Two days after Christmas at her home in Banbury two men pushed her through her front door … one of them punching and kicking her to the ground . |
| 20 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 21 | She waited all day for the Kurd to return , but he failed to do so ; and when she made enquiries the next morning she was told that he had left the town within minutes of conducting her to the priest 's house . |
| 22 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 23 | The charges allege that on various occasions over the 14 months to August last year at the home , she assaulted one woman by throwing her from her bed on to a chair then a commode , putting her in a bath against her will and pulling her along a corridor , and of assaulting the second woman in a similar manner by throwing her from her bed on to a wheelchair and then a commode , dragging her across a room and tying her to a chair . |
| 24 | Her dreams were so vivid while the poem shimmered on her desk — signed , sealed , undelivered — that she had to catch herself from grabbing Lucy 's hands , kissing her right out in the street , holding her close at the end of each day , saying , come home , darling ; grabbing her and flinging her to the floor , ripping her clothes off , sinking into her breasts , fucking her like a sheet of flame . |
| 25 | Even if this were true , he is still guilty of bringing her to a state of desire that he can not rightfully satisfy . |
| 26 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 27 | She turned her face away , embarrassment bringing her to the brink of tears . |
| 28 | He put a thin arm around her shoulders , helping her to the door and she leaned against him , feeling the sharp bones under her arm . |
| 29 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 30 | The thought drummed into her relentlessly , rooting her to the spot . |