Example sentences of "[v-ing] her to the [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 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
| 3 | In a flash , Mait backhanded Ace across the jaw , knocking her to the ground . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ So am I , ’ he said drily , turning her to the house . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | He was leading her to the edge of the dance-floor . |
| 8 | He took her arm , leading her to the stall . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Her trusty crutch found a hidden hole , sending her to the ground , to lie winded but undamaged . |
| 11 | He had thought about sending her to the oculist and he was much nicer to Gran . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She turned her face away , embarrassment bringing her to the brink of tears . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 19 | The thought drummed into her relentlessly , rooting her to the spot . |
| 20 | She was aware of nothing else but his compelling , mesmeric eyes , which were rooting her to the spot , setting a torch to her , the shooting flames searing her insides . |
| 21 | A further door led off to the right , with a tiled passage taking her to the bathroom , and another large square room at the end , which was probably the dining-room . |
| 22 | Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top . |
| 23 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 24 | Rain had no clear idea what to do with her , apart from taking her to the Villa Fiesole , and she was already seeing the warped logic of Edouard 's argument : Barbara Coleman might be safer where she was . |
| 25 | The previous evening they had insisted on taking her to the cinema , ignoring her protests that she would rather see the Molière play at the Comédie Française , to watch Jacques Prévert 's film Les Enfants du Paradis . |
| 26 | ‘ Six months ago , we never thought she would ever achieve her ambition but , fingers crossed , I 'll soon be taking her to the school gates and she can sit in class with the other youngsters , just like she always wanted . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No , I 'm taking her to the doctor 's . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Are you taking her to the Moulid ? ’ |
| 29 | David had n't been on duty at the factory that afternoon and Rachel had wondered if he would suggest picking her up from her flat and taking her to the hospital , but he had n't , and his failure to do so only emphasised the coolness that was rapidly growing between them . |
| 30 | The cold wind closed around her like an icy fist , chilling her to the bone . |