Example sentences of "her from the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not save her from the Black List . |
| 2 | She could still hear the faint murmurs of Tom Russell and his sister talking on the veranda , and it distracted her from the real purpose of this time alone , which was not to go on reliving that moment when his hand had covered her own , but to obediently follow his suggestion of giving herself time to fully think this through . |
| 3 | So much so that even her ‘ father ’ would have had difficulty telling her from the real thing . |
| 4 | Thomas was sure the other androids would have rescued her from the burning ship but , discovering she was not part of their mission , would then have executed her . |
| 5 | Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover . |
| 6 | But nothing reached her from the other cabin . |
| 7 | As she passed through the gate , to walk beside the stream , Bob Lamb caught sight of her from the other bank of the beck . |
| 8 | She was just about to go inside again when over to her right , by the high stone wall that marked the boundary of the Roscarrock estate , she heard a single , high-pitched whistle , and looking round she saw a face observing her from the other side . |
| 9 | And the one that had been writhing on the ground recovered itself , lunging towards her from the other side . |
| 10 | But , to her relief , the voice that greeted her from the other side of the oak door , though indistinct , was that of the porter she had met so briefly the evening before . |
| 11 | Josey was watching her from the other side of the fireplace . |
| 12 | When Waterford Wedgwood Canada 's Gail Lilly volunteered to help out in a major international athletics event , she never dreamed she would find a pen-pal who would write to her from the other side of the world . |
| 13 | For a time DeVore simply watched her , following her every movement with the hidden cameras , switching from screen to screen , zooming in to focus on her face or watching her from the far side of the room . |
| 14 | Dreamer came up to Tallis and tugged and twisted her from the frozen ground . |
| 15 | Strong hands lifted her from the rocking horse , and sat her on the table . |
| 16 | Surprisingly light and nimble , he jumped out and extended a hand to help her from the rocking boat . |
| 17 | Her reflection looked up at her from the dark water . |
| 18 | He wanted to give comfort , and protect her from the cruel blow life had dealt her . |
| 19 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 20 | For the next few days Ruth spent most of her waking hours with Anna , reading to her from the small collection of books Mrs Carson had brought on board , playing games , making up stories . |
| 21 | Screens of holly and ivy sheltered her from the deepening winter , but now the forest became a black and frozen place . |
| 22 | He sat back and released her from the probing examination , meeting her gaze more normally . |
| 23 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 24 | She remembered mother 's compassion in saving her from the certain shock of such evil envelopes . |
| 25 | At the same time she knew that her gender isolated her from the ritualised socialising of other senior officers . |
| 26 | Captain Meredith observed her from the open door , as did Miss Jarman . |
| 27 | My mother 's hotel may have elevated her from the raw stuff of commerce — so much so that she now subscribed to Country Living and other unspecialist periodicals — but the caravan enclosure was decaying anew . |
| 28 | A cry escaped her as her face became scratched by the sharp ends of broken fern fronds , and the next instant she felt Silas lifting her from the damp ground . |
| 29 | It was the question that had been tormenting her from the very moment she had seen him enter the room . |
| 30 | ‘ She is a very sweet natured little thing , very non-aggressive , and Mia liked her from the very start , ’ said Marie . |