Example sentences of "and [verb] her [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that at any moment someone would shout ‘ Grab her ! ’ and drag her off to some unspecified yet ineluctable torment , she forced herself at least to look calm while she sat at the console on the dais . |
| 2 | If Kelly could see her now she 'd throw up her hands in horror and drag her off to the nearest restaurant to order the biggest meal on the menu . |
| 3 | Gary got up , took Paula by the arm and led her over to the low sofa . |
| 4 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 5 | Her heart touched on the instant by her friend 's distress , she put an arm through hers and led her back to the palace . |
| 6 | Jack finally got her and led her back to the seat , where she folded her anorak carefully , eyes still glued to the screen . |
| 7 | Smiling , Nicolo put his arm around her shoulders and led her back to where they 'd left the Ferrari . |
| 8 | He bowed , kissed her hand , and led her down to the courtyard where their carriage waited . |
| 9 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 10 | Fortunately Chief Petty Officer Richard Saunders RN , my husband 's father , had taught him very early how to box the compass and he was able to bring her north of Scotland , round our north eastern seaboard and bring her in to Chatham dockyard for paying-off . |
| 11 | He caught her ankle , lunging at her , took her by the shoulders and flung her on to her back , his breathing hoarse and his eyes blazing with fury . |
| 12 | However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner . |
| 13 | He glanced involuntarily at Jennifer Morgan who said she would make tea , which was what her mother preferred , and bore her off to the kitchen . |
| 14 | He pulled the curtain away from the bed and drew her on to it while their mouths still met . |
| 15 | She swayed slightly and Stephen took her arm and helped her back to the coach . |
| 16 | I managed to get her into the car and drove her back to her aunt 's in Hastings . |
| 17 | Eve had said not only was she going to be free for lunch , she would meet Benny off the bus and walk her up to University College . |
| 18 | He had kissed her goodbye and seen her on to her flight . |
| 19 | He continued to carry her out of the gate to his carriage , and lifted her up to the seat . |
| 20 | Gathering her back into his arms , he unclipped the safety line on her lifejacket and lifted her on to the saloon settee where she was protected from the surging water by his BMW . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm normal now , ’ Maggie assured him in a fuzzy voice as he helped her to the bed and lifted her on to it . |
| 22 | Sir John , it appeared , had retained a sufficiently fond memory of his cousin , and was , besides , so moved by her plight that he went himself and fetched her back to Switham . |
| 23 | On one such incident I was in command of Venturous patrolling in the Straits of Dover at the end of a very busy Bank Holiday , during which we had followed a suspect yacht from just outside Calais , and handed her over to our special unit in Dover . |
| 24 | ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa . |
| 25 | Later on , they loaded her on to the hand-cart and trundled her along to Bartholomew Close . ’ |
| 26 | Samson Orry gripped Jess round her narrow waist and swung her on to the tavern counter . |
| 27 | The policeman took her gently by the arm and walked her over to the counter . |
| 28 | He squeezed her hand in understanding , and walked her back to her car . |
| 29 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
| 30 | He placed the proofs on the desk , refused Alice Mair 's offer of coffee and followed her back to the front door . |