Example sentences of "of [v-ing] her [prep] the " 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 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Instead of ordering her off the boat , he was now beginning a more subtle campaign . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ? |
| 8 | Just the thought of having her around the place made him irritable . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He met two artists , husband and wife , ‘ awfully sweet , she has a bold yet subtle and exotic sense of colour ’ , and thought of trying her for the costumes ; he had already got another artist to try and ‘ you never saw such revue in all your life ’ . |
| 17 | As a matter of fact , I 'm thinking of offering her to The Lancet . |
| 18 | If indeed he 'd secured the tickets as a way of bribing her between the sheets , then he suffered for his lust . |