Example sentences of "her [prep] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | He had arranged to meet her after racing in the White Lion at Feltham . |
2 | Agnes Jones 's intense religious fervour , which had led her into nursing in the first place , caused Florence Nightingale some anxiety . |
3 | Detective Sergeant Mick Ornellus , of Clacton CID , said the two men either offered or already had carried out a number of jobs for her and tricked her into parting with the money . |
4 | ‘ Modern mattress , ’ he told her before proceeding with the more pleasurable task of nibbling her ear . |
5 | Judy was at the reception desk and Fran smiled at her before tapping on the door and entering the boardroom . |
6 | Charles smiled at her before moving to the centre of the room . |
7 | Incidents directed against members of the government also occurred , and Prime Minister Edith Cresson on Oct. 21 ordered ministers to seek clearance with her before travelling to the provinces . |
8 | She glanced at the brief details on the card Jill handed to her before smiling at the man . |
9 | Nevertheless , the film deploys sounds and images with intense effect as it explores the inner experience of a little girl closed off from the world , for whom her family is a cage tightened around her and preventing her from communicating with the world . |
10 | She wondered wildly if a scratched finger would excuse her from supping in the hall so she would n't have to face the soldier again . |
11 | Bernice had tried to explain to her android companion about the man who had saved her from drowning in the quicksand . |
12 | Her father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too emotionally involved in her cases . |
13 | Thomas ' father , a Swansea lawyer , discouraged her from going into the legal profession because he thought she would get too involved in her cases . |
14 | Her safety-valve , the thing that prevented her from going round the bend , was the fun of devising and dishing out these splendid punishments , and the lovely thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . |
15 | Only the sudden arrival of three new boarders saved her from succumbing to the terror which filled her . |
16 | Siobhan , Crilly 's mother , bashed both of her legs in the accident , though this did not keep her from crawling to the aid of those more severely injured than she . |
17 | When American Equity threatened to bar her from appearing in the New York version of the show , Lloyd Webber threatened to jettison it altogether . |
18 | He put his hands on her shoulders , stopping her from running to the door . |
19 | But only stubborn pride and the knowledge that Giles 's monstrous accusations were totally unfounded prevented her from fleeing to the Ladies ’ . |
20 | And it is the latter that preoccupies her in Playing in The Dark , a slim , supple volume of three essays exploring ‘ whiteness and the literary imagination ’ . |
21 | The service section also involved her in caring for the elderly and paediatrics . |
22 | One , she felt , was taking advantage of Bernard and her by knowing about the business — he had requested some shares in the company , which she considered an outrageous request ; another had called her by her Christian name which was equally unacceptable . |
23 | When he played tennis with his sister , he would infuriate her by wandering off the court to contemplate . |
24 | I tried to take his mind off her by talking about the Norwegian leather industry but he could n't get interested somehow . |
25 | They could all meet there and he would n't embarrass her by coming into the bank while she did her little bit of business . |
26 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |