Example sentences of "she to the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee . |
| 2 | They had always done their best to help Eva switch off during her breaks taking her to the Great Barrier Reef , Tropical Tablelands , coast , islands — wherever they could manage . |
| 3 | She looked from the magnificent Renaissance oil-paintings that graced the wall behind her to the perfect symmetry of the mosaic floor in the atrium . |
| 4 | In late November , after the lifting of a government order restricting her to the southern city of Karachi , Bhutto vowed to resume what she described as her " Long March " to Islamabad — a declaration which revived fears of further widespread political unrest . |
| 5 | He led her to the far room where she had found Leo . |
| 6 | ‘ The Test , ’ he said , pointing past her to the silvery flash of sunlight on water beyond the village . |
| 7 | Julia followed her to the private bed-sitting room , where her child was happily playing in his cot . |
| 8 | A waiter smoothed his blue waistcoat and padded behind her to the round table where she always sat , next to the band and the dance floor . |
| 9 | She thanked the driver , lifted the latch of the low iron gate and took four steps that brought her to the front door . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've got to go , ’ he blurted out , skirting past her to the front door . |
| 11 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 12 | " If that 's the trouble , you could n't do better than to entrust her to the skilled understanding of the Sisters . " |
| 13 | I followed her to the Georgian wing where the rooms were more human size . |
| 14 | With a timid child , you can take her to the mum-and-toddler group , but you ca n't make her play . |
| 15 | Two quick steps took her to the vacated table where she seized the bottle of aquavit , neatly topping up both glasses . |
| 16 | His pole was impaling her to the absolute limit , and she began panting as if she 'd just run the four-minute mile . |
| 17 | Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life . |
| 18 | He made no attempt to present her to the other man , however , apparently so deep in thought that he seemed to have forgotten her very existence . |
| 19 | Would Eve be furious if Mother Francis heard the whole story of the lies , the unhappiness and the circumstances that had brought her to the other side of the city and now into a hospital bed ? |
| 20 | They stepped off the kerb and Nicolo slipped his arm around Caroline 's waist as he guided her to the other side of the street . |
| 21 | He took the two or three steps with her to the other doorway . |
| 22 | Wilcox led her up a twisted and worn steel staircase to a prefabricated office perched on stilts in the middle of the building , and introduced her to the general manager , Tom Rigby , who looked her up and down once and then ignored her . |
| 23 | Alejandro was all for putting a bullet through this she-devil 's head and dispatching her to the nearest abattoir . |
| 24 | She could borrow the grey , using its strength to get her to the nearest village . |
| 25 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
| 26 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 27 | The magazine Fair Lady carries an advertisement in which a white woman addresses the reader : ‘ I discuss family planning with my domestic and take her to the nearest clinic . |
| 28 | Perhaps she could ring for a taxi , to take her to the nearest station ? |
| 29 | Travis was by her in two strides , helping her to the nearest chair . |
| 30 | Comfort piloted her to the nearest seat and hailed the waiter to order a brandy . |