Example sentences of "of [verb] she [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I was not desperate to make money at that time , rather I thought of helping her with the commission she would take . |
2 | In 1682 a printer gave a boost to cannibalism by substituting ‘ if the latter husband ate her ’ instead of hate her in the verses on the Mosaic law of divorce at Deuteronomy xxiv.3 . |
3 | Even if this were true , he is still guilty of bringing her to a state of desire that he can not rightfully satisfy . |
4 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
5 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
6 | And he was on the brink , she sensed , of surprising her with a confidence . |
7 | But since she had wrecked Luke 's plans for a country weekend with Lexy , and deprived him of the possibility of replacing her from the ranks of his unofficial harem , perhaps it was hardly surprising that he should demand that she herself should fill the gap . |
8 | George felt anxious that he had had no opportunity to be alone with Tamar , and so there had been no chance of warning her about the groom . |
9 | Instead of ordering her off the boat , he was now beginning a more subtle campaign . |
10 | I 've already telephoned the Consulate , ’ he added , in the hope of soothing her with a half-truth . |
11 | She waited all day for the Kurd to return , but he failed to do so ; and when she made enquiries the next morning she was told that he had left the town within minutes of conducting her to the priest 's house . |
12 | They were married in the Guards ' Chapel , a stone 's throw from Buckingham Palace , on July 4 1973 , and one member of the close-knit circle of Camilla 's friends said : ‘ She believed Charles had lost interest and had no intention of considering her as a wife . |
13 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
14 | How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ? |
15 | But after her refusal , Carol has received a letter from the council saying it has ‘ discharged itself of the responsibility of rehousing her as a homeless person ’ . |
16 | Just the thought of having her around the place made him irritable . |
17 | I shall therefore take the liberty of treating her as a character , not utterly different in kind , though of course belonging to a very different social species , from Vic Wilcox . |
18 | In this case I am satisfied that the doctors were justified in disregarding the written instructions of Miss T. and of treating her on the basis of an emergency . |
19 | It 's a very funny joke , but it works at the expense of treating her like a child , which is not at all what the novel usually intends . |
20 | An 11-year-old Leeds girl is attempting to divorce her parents , accusing her mother of treating her like a slave . |
21 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
22 | Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top . |
23 | ‘ I was thinking of putting her to a very nice stallion I 've seen in the district , ’ she said . |
24 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
25 | Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life . |
26 | The idea of making her into a museum was abandoned and instead she was turned into a Boys ' Club . |
27 | Instead of lifting her into the saddle first , as he had always done before , he mounted Chalon , turned the horse in a tight circle to present its left flank to Isabel , and extended an imperative hand . |
28 | well he could of done if he 'd of taken her in the car would , could n't she ? |
29 | Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ? |
30 | Well , no point in denying it , she took after her mother 's side of the family for looks even if she had her dad 's brains , and Mrs. Pridmore had no intention of exposing her to the temptations of London . |