Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] her [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was this , or lose her completely with certainty and forever — a prospect that he could n't even begin to face . |
| 2 | ‘ Or drops her off at the beach house . ’ |
| 3 | Pamela , the maid , is constantly beating a breathless retreat up and down back stairs , or pressing her back to walls to let the gentry pass ; her ascendancy to wife is dramatized by her spacious and easy progress from room to room . |
| 4 | well to be quite honest I mean th that sounds like good er justification as far as I 'm concerned for moving a moving her work to somebody else or moving her on to somebody else |
| 5 | I had to say something humorous without being a smart-ass or putting her down in any way . |
| 6 | Luke had n't visited her at the flat again , nor invited her back to his house . |
| 7 | Afraid that at any moment someone would shout ‘ Grab her ! ’ and drag her off to some unspecified yet ineluctable torment , she forced herself at least to look calm while she sat at the console on the dais . |
| 8 | If Kelly could see her now she 'd throw up her hands in horror and drag her off to the nearest restaurant to order the biggest meal on the menu . |
| 9 | ‘ Come on , ’ he turned her neatly and propelled her back into the living room . |
| 10 | As a solitary horseman went by , he stepped in front of her , partially shielding her from view , then grasped her arm and propelled her swiftly across the drawbridge and into the castle in total silence . |
| 11 | It looked as if she had no life in her either , but she moaned as James carried her and laid her gently on the seat of his carriage . |
| 12 | Ruth thought her aunt would have sat up all night to prolong the time with them , but her uncle — who had tried bravely all day to behave as though nothing untoward was happening — put his arms around his wife 's shoulders and led her away to bed . |
| 13 | He took her arm and led her away from the entrance . |
| 14 | Gary got up , took Paula by the arm and led her over to the low sofa . |
| 15 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 16 | He looked momentarily surprised and then , after throwing Luke a somewhat triumphant look , he smiled and took her by the hand , and led her through into the living-room . |
| 17 | Then , as she blushed again , he slipped an arm around her waist and led her back through the garden to the party . |
| 18 | Her heart touched on the instant by her friend 's distress , she put an arm through hers and led her back to the palace . |
| 19 | Jack finally got her and led her back to the seat , where she folded her anorak carefully , eyes still glued to the screen . |
| 20 | Smiling , Nicolo put his arm around her shoulders and led her back to where they 'd left the Ferrari . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's him , then , all gone , ’ Gloria said , before a nurse came scurrying out through the doors , took her by the arm and led her back into the ward . |
| 22 | He bowed , kissed her hand , and led her down to the courtyard where their carriage waited . |
| 23 | He took her hand and led her out of the café . |
| 24 | Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite . |
| 25 | ‘ We ca n't talk here , ’ he said , and led her out of the room and into the hall . |
| 26 | He signalled to the waiter that he had put two twenty-peseta notes on the table , and led her out into the afternoon sun . |
| 27 | We noted the omission of any mention of meat and asked her particularly about this , as there have been so many debates among anthropologists in recent years as to the origins of hunting and meat-eating . |
| 28 | The Captain went over to the girl and asked her gently in English : ‘ Are you feeling better ? ’ |
| 29 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 30 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |