Example sentences of "and [verb] her [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Roman thanked the girl and asked her not to tell Mr Smith he had been asking for him .
2 He said he was sorry and asked her not to contact the emergency services .
3 Then all at once he was taking her hand and drawing her up to stand before him .
4 And the sobbing began again , and to see her so defeated — remembering how gallant she had always been , even in the alley when she had attacked her assailant with her shoe — overwhelmed him .
5 ‘ Lady Danby , ’ she said , reaching for Theda 's arm and bringing her forward to face the battleaxe , ‘ you will allow me to present Miss Kyte , and she will , I am sure , be delighted to accept your invitation . ’
6 She wondered whether to stay where she was , cold and tear-stained , and let her father find her and pick her up to comfort her as he did when she was small .
7 He 'd called her Rory earlier in the evening — when they 'd been dancing , when he 'd kissed her and made her completely forget she was in the middle of a crowd of people .
8 It could not be said that a peace had been finally made because old habits in Alexandra would not die a final death and made her still reserved , a little wary .
9 The doctor would feel her breasts , find nothing , smile and send her off to deal with a new , an incurable bitterness .
10 She waited until the pressure outside the suit was near zero , checked that the pressure inside was normal , and used her right claw with surprising delicacy to tap in the instruction to open the hatch .
11 Ford set out to see this cynosure and found Her so wrapped and swaddled in lace robes and veiling that he could see no trace of figure or countenance .
12 Roman laughed suddenly , catching her by the shoulders and twisting her round to face him .
13 He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him .
14 Greimas maps onto his diagram Propp 's basic narrative chiasmus : traitor ravishes king 's daughter and transfers her elsewhere to hide her , hero finds somewhere king 's daughter and gives her back to her parents .
15 The camera comes between her and the audience and allows her not to tell the whole story .
16 The boss nurse gave her two minutes and told her not to talk .
17 Physically demonstrate various ways of interacting socially with others , indicate how she might make positive comments about another child , and show her how to play constructively .
18 The treatment concentrated on reducing Esther 's spasticity in her left side , and training her not to over-use her right side .
19 If he 'd decided to look in , and seen her fully dressed , the game would have been up .
20 On the parents ' separation the mother initially left the four children of the marriage with the father in the former matrimonial home but on her subsequently removing one of the children the father applied ex parte for orders , including a residence order , a prohibited steps order and a specific issue order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 requiring her to return the child and directing her not to remove any of the children from the father 's care and control .
21 By an application dated 17 March 1992 the father applied ex parte for an injunction requiring the mother , inter alia , to return the child , A. , to his care and directing her not to remove or attempt to remove the other children , G. , R. and M. from his care without consent .
22 Well they did provide her with food , but also I took her up to the phone and showed her how to get in touch with D H S S and explain the situation .
23 She took her by the shoulders and turned her round to face the house .
24 Roman put his hands on her shoulders and turned her gently to face him .
25 Striding over to her , he caught her arm and swung her round to face him .
26 Only when Marcella had relaxed sufficiently to sit back in her chair and release her tight hold on the dog did he risk intervention : ‘ We came to talk about the Garlands . ’
27 Miss Honey , wishing to change the subject for the moment , gave the names of all these to Matilda and taught her how to recognise them by the shape of their leaves and the pattern of the bark on their trunks .
28 However , in the same area , they had added , there were other vignerons , who would be happy to show her the wine-making process , using the most modern and scientific methods , and allow her also to taste their products without obligation .
29 In fact the first thing I did was ring my 35-year-old daughter who has been a ‘ fitness freak ’ ever since Jane Fonda took to jumping about our TV screens and warned her not to overdo it if she intended to buy the tape — which I am certain she does .
30 I also wormed her over a course of three weeks , and watched her slowly put on weight .
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