Example sentences of "[vb infin] her [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll make sure that I 'll bring her back in one piece , ’ André was saying , but Piers had turned away and gave no indication of having heard what was being said to him . |
| 2 | This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her … |
| 3 | He seemed to think he could carry her off like this , and get away with it . |
| 4 | Neither spoke and Julia understood that David 's mother was on the very brink of breaking down ; any little thing might tip her over into outright despair . |
| 5 | ‘ I tell you I did n't see her again after that night . ’ |
| 6 | When you meet Cis now , you can still see her clearly in that eulogy . |
| 7 | A good night 's sleep would see her back to normal — sensible and rational , and perfectly capable of ignoring such ridiculous flights of fancy . |
| 8 | In fact , I could n't work her out at all . |
| 9 | It might keep her here after that mother of hers dies . ’ |
| 10 | you can keep her down at two , so much the better . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , they do keep her there till all hours , ’ And what did they do between twelve and two p.m. ? |
| 12 | Ca n't weigh her up at all ! |
| 13 | He might desire her — he did desire her — but he would not marry her only for that ! |
| 14 | ‘ I wo n't set her up in another trap . |
| 15 | They rushed out into Regent 's Park — out of earshot — and Simon told her , yes of course he was forcing her hand , it was blackmail : he did love her so , she was the right one for him and he 'd take her tomorrow on five hundred pounds , if someone would lend them to him , and he did rather fancy himself as a married man at twenty-one . |
| 16 | You should take her away from that place , my girl ! |
| 17 | Although she knew no amount of imagination would take her away from this prison , for fleeting moments she did manage to escape into her book . |
| 18 | Maybe you could take her out to one of those stables around Mr Morgan 's farm . |
| 19 | Soon afterwards we were moving to the town so we got in touch with Shamrock 's owners to tell them we could sell her along with all our horses . |
| 20 | Whenever she did this successfully , of course , I 'd reward her handsomely with more food and words of praise . |
| 21 | Maybe that meant he 'd changed his mind ; he did n't want her there after all . |
| 22 | ‘ Then why do n't you tell her so in plain language ? |
| 23 | Despite being desperately busy with his business affairs , Ross had been infinitely patient and gentle , taking all the time in the world to skilfully lead her onwards to further erotic , rapturous delights of sexual fulfilment . |
| 24 | They should pick her up without any trouble . ’ |
| 25 | , er , we 'll , we 'll , we 'll pick her up at seven . |
| 26 | Her husband had been taken into hospital and she was waiting for her son to come and pick her up at half past twelve , this was at half past ten in morning ! |
| 27 | Arthur had helped get her out of occupied Austria as the war broke out . |
| 28 | Do n't let her out of this room . |
| 29 | But how would he break the news to Georgina that he 'd let her down after all these years ? |
| 30 | ‘ He 'll love her wildly for six months , and then suddenly he 'll be in love with another woman . |