Example sentences of "and [verb] her [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was accosted by a make-up girl who fluffed about with powder and asked her about eye make-up . |
| 2 | I phoned Shirley , a friend I 'd made who ran a travel agency , and asked her to book me on the mid-day Concorde . |
| 3 | The giant , who by now had reached her , was maddened with what he saw and battered her to death with his club . |
| 4 | ‘ He turned to face her , brought her to the floor and battered her to death , ’ he said . |
| 5 | While Jacob was still shaking his head , Nahum said , ‘ I believe I owe you and your gang a debt of thanks for finding Anna and bringing her to safety . |
| 6 | They then searched Mrs Roche and , having found nothing , took her into custody , and conveyed her by tram to the Police Station , where she was released on bail . |
| 7 | America 's readiness to revive West Germany militarily and bring her into NATO terrified the French , who opposed the idea . |
| 8 | If we do n't get approval to increase the salary by the thirty first of January so I can have the two people I want can I appoint this lady and bring her on board cos I know she 'll do a reasonable job in a certain area ? |
| 9 | She wondered at her own weakness in craving for a man who had professed his love for her and made her with child , only to walk away without even a backward glance . |
| 10 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 11 | It made a welcome change from household chores and got her into contact with customers which provided a little gossip . |
| 12 | I towed her over to the muddy shore and flung her aboard Flupper . |
| 13 | She had thought that , difficult as her father was , he would see the reasonableness of her ambitions and send her to London with some sort of blessing . |
| 14 | Therefore I compromise and send her to Calcutta with her grandmother and suffer pangs of guilt both for packing her off and for conforming to my elitist background . |
| 15 | ‘ Take her away from Woodborough Junior and send her to St Saviour 's . ’ |
| 16 | Even Lucy 's friend — and later lover — M. Paul seeks advice from the Church , and questions her at length about her Protestant theology , before they become seriously attached . |
| 17 | A week later , however , when Branson walked into the shop close to the Virgin offices in Portobello Road where Joan worked , selling Victorian advertising ephemera , and invited her to lunch , she accepted . |
| 18 | He whipped back the covers and moved her into bed as if she were a doll , watching her for a second and then turning away . |
| 19 | It was also a pleasant parish , and the vicar 's wife was very kind to Anna and shielded her from exploitation . |
| 20 | ‘ I further said to [ the defendant ] ‘ You set men to watch her , you trail her and found her at Gloria Chin 's house and there you threatened to kill her with your gun , but she escaped you . |
| 21 | And then one day he 'd come home early and found her in bed with someone else . |
| 22 | ‘ I called — quite unexpectedly — just before you came and found her in bed , so I 'm filling her hot water bottle . ’ |
| 23 | Maggie was shown into a very expensive flat that overlooked the river and she had one of her rare glimpses of the owner as he stood with his back to a roaring fire and regarded her through eyes that were just as sharp as they had ever been in his youth . |
| 24 | Penry reached out a long arm and drew her in front of him so that she stood in the shelter of his arms as he held the wheel . |
| 25 | Just as they planned , the couple set upon the unfortunate woman the following day , and beat her to death before pushing her body into the shallow pool . |
| 26 | Kenneth Parks said he was sleeping the night he drove 14 miles to her home , let himself in , and beat her to death . |
| 27 | He can also take over the parenting role and provide her with respite from the rigours of what is a twenty-four-hour-a-day job . |
| 28 | She waited for morning , the words playing through her mind and keeping her from sleep . |
| 29 | They went up to her and calmed her and helped her to bed . |
| 30 | They finally found her lying in bed in a smoke-filled bedroom , and helped her to safety . |