Example sentences of "[vb past] her [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Luke moved her back towards one of the couches , she complied mindlessly , letting him pull her down with him and turning in towards him as he drew her across him , supporting her with one arm while his free hand curved round her , instinct or experience guiding him to the concealed zip of her simple dress . |
| 2 | Hands gripped her shoulders and moved her gently to one side . |
| 3 | One voice followed another , and she had almost stopped listening altogether when a sudden difference jerked her back to avid attention . |
| 4 | The arrival of the waiter with their fritters jerked her back to full awareness of her surroundings . |
| 5 | The following afternoon he invited her round for another meal . |
| 6 | Ripley ‘ became servant to this miserable female ’ , helped her on with borrowed clothes , ‘ lifted up my eyes to Heaven , and asked , Why is this not me Lord ? ’ |
| 7 | Daphne , whom Cecilia suspected of being rather less well-off than she was herself , though this was not a matter to delve into , phoned her just after six on alternate evenings and she phoned Daphne on the others . |
| 8 | He regarded her calmly through dark-rimmed spectacles and she felt a burst of unusual irritation . |
| 9 | He heard her sigh deeply , the way she always did when he let her down in some way . |
| 10 | As the music came to a thundering climax , Damian bent her back over one arm , his tough face very close to hers . |
| 11 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
| 12 | But he turned her around with one swift jerk and forced her to face him . |
| 13 | It had to be Travis , and that spurred her on to reckless speed , putting too much weight on her much tried ankle , until it could only do one thing — collapse under her . |
| 14 | However Mhoira Robertson did accept that the rank cut her off from any real intimacy with ordinary people who were in awe of her power . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's too beautiful a day for you to go on Mr Gajduseking me the whole while , ’ he cut her off in easy fashion . |
| 16 | Wave after wave of a pleasure bordering on exaltation raised her gently to some peak , ebbed a little , then carried her up again , more fiercely than before . |
| 17 | Feeling hurt and bewildered , she looked away , then squealed in alarm as he swung her up into strong arms . |
| 18 | I followed her up to one of the other floors and caught her by the elbow . |
| 19 | Mrs Grandison followed her apprehensively into one of those ubiquitous tea-shops which cater for the multitudes of office workers and others who want a cheap meal at any time of the day , and which , excellent though they are , can hardly be compared with the restaurants Mrs Grandison had been hoping to lunch in . |
| 20 | Michele followed her in with steaming bowls of soup , a cheese board , and a selection of fresh fruit . |
| 21 | Before they had time to say a word , she had rushed across the room , enveloped Dimity in a bear-hug and kissed her soundly on each cheek . |
| 22 | He kissed her warmly on both cheeks and caught again that elusive scent that was special to her . |
| 23 | Then , suddenly , she was free as Leo thrust her away with enough force to slam her back against the window and set it rattling behind her . |
| 24 | Picking her up as if she were a doll , he placed her on to unsteady feet . |
| 25 | Then he reached out , grasped Mandy 's outstretched hand and pulled her back to safe , solid ground . |
| 26 | Jockey Helen Brennan broke her back in five places after falling from her horse . |
| 27 | She knew what that could mean , when the labourer was as young and inexperienced as he , and she looked him over again carefully for the signs of his servitude , ignoring the forbidding stare that warned her off from probing . |
| 28 | We lost her twice through faulty intelligence as she moved westward , but she was finally tracked down by our shore controls at Falmouth where she was apparently undergoing a mini refit . |
| 29 | The clothes , beautiful as they were , interested her not at all . |
| 30 | When the role of Charlene came up , I remembered her and called her in with some others . |