Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not want to bring her in to talk to him , nor did he want to interview her in the presence of her devoted but sharp-eyed husband . |
| 2 | I would need to do more than just win this game , I would need to annihilate her like the cockerel ; more , I would need to break her completely . |
| 3 | You 'll need to reassure her about the reliability of your products and the good service your shop offers . |
| 4 | The green at the 14th is so severely sloped that he knew he would need to leave her below the flag , and did so ‘ by about two light-years ’ . |
| 5 | He drove grimly and skilfully and he drove very fast as if he could not wait to get her on the plane to England and out of his sight . |
| 6 | She now hopes that the world will no longer expect to see her on the arm of her husband , hugging or kissing him in public , behaving like a loving wife . |
| 7 | The T&G would like to support her with a clear conscience and every left-of-centre statement from her helps . |
| 8 | He also said that he found his responsibilities ‘ a very great strain ’ , because his aunt was such a difficult , domineering person , and he would like to see her in a Home — partly because she needed more care and more company . |
| 9 | When he thought about that voice he felt he would like to murder her with a knife himself . |
| 10 | Mrs Cummings ' daughter-in-law was similar to , though less antagonistic than , Mrs Kitchener 's daughter , in that she said she found looking after her mother-in-law a strain , that it was time-consuming , and putting a strain on her marriage ; she and her mother-in-law had never got on very well , and she ‘ would like to get her into a Home , ’ . |
| 11 | Robert did not like to remind her about the nature of her costume . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't want to put her under a great deal of pressure after what she 's been through . |
| 13 | Why did everyone want to put her in the wrong when she had done nothing to deserve it ? |
| 14 | I said to him on what grounds did you want to put her in the unit . |
| 15 | Do want to put her in the bed now then ? |
| 16 | Who would want to run her off the road the way the Audi had done ? |
| 17 | As a comment on Eve 's lofty nature she notes that the serpent ‘ did not try to tempt her from the path of duty by brilliant jewels , rich dresses , worldly luxuries or pleasures , but with the promise of knowledge … and he found in the woman that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasures of picking flowers and talking with Adam did not satisfy ’ . |
| 18 | He would have to train her to a line . |
| 19 | It was n't only because she did n't want to trail damage amongst those who 'd helped her ; partly it was that calculating element in her mind again , that perpetual level of awareness that was tuned to seek out and recognise any opportunity that she could take to keep her in the game and moving . |
| 20 | I do n't think I can find her lodgings , but I could try to get her into a home . |
| 21 | I wanted to double up all Wavebreaker 's standing rigging , just in case we did try to take her across the ocean . |
| 22 | Although Thomas felt her husband had been stupid to bring a woman like this to the planet , he did not intend to abandon her to the mercy of the hostile environment and the murderous shapechanger . |
| 23 | Oh no , we 'll pay to keep her for a long time |
| 24 | I am certain they do n't intend to damage her in the way they are . |
| 25 | Benny knew they would come to meet her off the bus . |
| 26 | Of course the Palace ca n't afford to leave her as a loose cannon . |
| 27 | This solitary travelling , in an age when travel was dangerous , may seem to show her as an indomitable and independent woman , like Mary Kingsley in the nineteenth century ; but in fact , like most psychotics , she was extremely dependent on others . |
| 28 | Because perhaps — just perhaps — he was the one who 'd come to rescue her from the clutches of Spiderglass . |
| 29 | All her fans , I 'm sure , would love to see her in the Sweetspot. come on , how could you resist such an ace player ? |
| 30 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |