Example sentences of "[vb past] her in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She giggled when his second attempt ended in the same way , and when he grasped her in a great bear hug , she was able to slip away as easily as if it were a child holding her . |
| 2 | He often visited her in the early months , talking as if the passive figure in the background was n't there . |
| 3 | He fixed her in a maddened stare and she saw the blood running from his gashed hand . |
| 4 | He found her in a small kitchen . |
| 5 | I found her in a large day-room where groups of elderly ladies sat in plastic-covered armchairs . |
| 6 | A change to teaching English to Italian children brought worse problems with ‘ il Signor Conte ’ , and a period married to a sisal farmer in Portuguese East Africa found her in the worst place on God 's earth . |
| 7 | He helped her in a two-year battle against cancer and to come to terms with her double mastectomy . |
| 8 | Then , before she realised what was happening , he fastened her in the double stirrups , binding her hands and feet . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , Nana , ’ Martha assured her in a distracted tone . |
| 10 | ‘ He wo n't be at this place , ’ Doreen assured her in a lofty tone . |
| 11 | ‘ And there you are wrong , ’ Alain assured her in an amused voice . |
| 12 | ‘ You will not be coming back , ’ he assured her in the same arrogant tone . |
| 13 | Thin and tiny in stature , her back was as straight as an arrow , but her legs often pained her in the cooler winter and spring weather . |
| 14 | The popular myth paints a homely picture of the Queen Mother ducking around Diana as she schooled her in the subtle arts of royal protocol while the Queen 's senior lady-in-waiting , Lady Susan Hussey took the young woman aside for tuition in regal history . |
| 15 | Britain 's golden girl missed out by a stride on an £86,000 jackpot when arch-rival Sandra Farmer-Patrick pipped her in the 400 metres hurdles at the IAAF Grand Prix final and also won the women 's overall title . |
| 16 | Beth told her in a reproachful voice . |
| 17 | ‘ The only way you 're going to hurt me is by running away from me , ’ he told her in a rough voice . |
| 18 | The man told her in a broad Scots accent that he was Maurice Langton , the manager . |
| 19 | ‘ It is a lucky man or woman , ’ he told her in a soft voice , ‘ who is blessed with the privilege of being able to pick and choose the challenges he or she must face in life . |
| 20 | ‘ I would n't bother coming back , ’ he told her in a detached voice . |
| 21 | One friend who was told of the contents of the letter reveals : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to help maintain the dignity of the Crown and consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 22 | A close friend confirmed : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 24 | Florrie told her in no uncertain terms that she would have to get used to it . |
| 25 | He told her in no uncertain terms that his father , the Duke of Edinburgh had agreed that if , after five years , his marriage was not working he could go back to his bachelor habits . |
| 26 | Everything within her wanted to fight him , but the forbidding expression on his harsh features , and the unmistakable threat in his voice , told her in no uncertain manner she 'd regret it if she did . |
| 27 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 28 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 29 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 30 | ‘ I screwed her in a hot-air balloon . |