Example sentences of "of [verb] her [prep] [art] " 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 In 1682 a printer gave a boost to cannibalism by substituting ‘ if the latter husband ate her ’ instead of hate her in the verses on the Mosaic law of divorce at Deuteronomy xxiv.3 .
3 Even if this were true , he is still guilty of bringing her to a state of desire that he can not rightfully satisfy .
4 She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector .
5 When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found .
6 And he was on the brink , she sensed , of surprising her with a confidence .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Instead of ordering her off the boat , he was now beginning a more subtle campaign .
10 I 've already telephoned the Consulate , ’ he added , in the hope of soothing her with a half-truth .
11 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 .
12 They were married in the Guards ' Chapel , a stone 's throw from Buckingham Palace , on July 4 1973 , and one member of the close-knit circle of Camilla 's friends said : ‘ She believed Charles had lost interest and had no intention of considering her as a wife .
13 ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital .
14 How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ?
15 But after her refusal , Carol has received a letter from the council saying it has ‘ discharged itself of the responsibility of rehousing her as a homeless person ’ .
16 Just the thought of having her around the place made him irritable .
17 I shall therefore take the liberty of treating her as a character , not utterly different in kind , though of course belonging to a very different social species , from Vic Wilcox .
18 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 .
19 It 's a very funny joke , but it works at the expense of treating her like a child , which is not at all what the novel usually intends .
20 An 11-year-old Leeds girl is attempting to divorce her parents , accusing her mother of treating her like a slave .
21 Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ?
22 Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top .
23 ‘ I was thinking of putting her to a very nice stallion I 've seen in the district , ’ she said .
24 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 .
25 Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life .
26 The idea of making her into a museum was abandoned and instead she was turned into a Boys ' Club .
27 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 .
28 well he could of done if he 'd of taken her in the car would , could n't she ?
29 Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ?
30 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 .
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