Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] she [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least it was comforting to know that he would n't consider her compliance ‘ cheap ’ or despise her for the speed with which he had been able to seduce her . |
| 2 | She thinks it is simply awful that being successful and ( reading the ill-camouflaged sub-text ) gorgeous means that men wo n't chat her up , admire her breasts or perceive her as a sexual creature . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll go and collect her , or meet her on the way home . |
| 4 | I was thinking maybe next weekend I might or meet her for the day |
| 5 | I mean , I might have had to shove the split match heads under Carol 's fingernails , or tie her to a tree and subject her to psychological warfare by , say , reading Hemingway aloud to her . |
| 6 | Tony found that the best thing to do was to put her in the buggy and push her round the town , or take her to the park . |
| 7 | She whimpers as I twist a little harder and drag her to the cloakroom , to keep out of Merchant 's way . |
| 8 | She heard a muttered curse , she saw a shadow across the french window at the end of the room , she felt someone catch her round the waist and drag her to the ground . |
| 9 | He had it all worked out : the hand over her mouth , the knife under her eyes , and drag her into the dark shed . |
| 10 | And Glenn Close 's stubborn and pain-ridden performance as Sunny makes you sad for her and hate her at the same time . |
| 11 | Tony found that the best thing to do was to put her in the buggy and push her round the town , or take her to the park . |
| 12 | The time that it takes to embalm her and send her to the Fields of Aarru . ’ |
| 13 | Or to go to the police and report her as a Fifth Columnist . ’ |
| 14 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 15 | ’ Aim for the comm-booth that Mala called from , and grab her with the Magnigrip when she 's in range ’ . |
| 16 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |
| 17 | Then I imagine she turns round and I lean over and kiss her on the mouth . |
| 18 | Holding out her hand , her smile wide , she said , ‘ It 's good to see you home again , Martin , ’ and his answer was to take her hand and kiss her on the cheek and say , ‘ It 's good to be home , Aunt . |
| 19 | His mockery , which he meant as love , frightened and cut her to the bone . |
| 20 | But Inman said : ‘ The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the hook . ’ |
| 21 | But he suddenly said stop , and let her off the hook . |
| 22 | Just under four hours , to phone in the money and let her off the hook . |
| 23 | She took her to , to the Sands and let her off the lead and she went bounding off , and she looked even funnier actually because she , er Doreen the owner had three little Yorkshire Terriers who made Penny look even more huge . |
| 24 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
| 25 | she said yeah she said sorted that out and put her in a trolley |
| 26 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 27 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 28 | And I say ‘ No ’ like an obedient husband , and chase her up the stairs . |
| 29 | Without half a bottle of red wine inside me I might have slipped on the slimy breakwater , but I jump onto the stony beach and chase her along the shore . |
| 30 | Once inside , Belinda noted with relief that it was lit mainly by the dim , warm yellow of candles in the centre of each table , which would soften the contours of her figure and save her from a self-consciousness that was probably unnecessary in any case … |