Example sentences of "and [vb base] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She whimpers as I twist a little harder and drag her to the cloakroom , to keep out of Merchant 's way . |
| 2 | She heard a muttered curse , she saw a shadow across the french window at the end of the room , she felt someone catch her round the waist and drag her to the ground . |
| 3 | He had it all worked out : the hand over her mouth , the knife under her eyes , and drag her into the dark shed . |
| 4 | And Glenn Close 's stubborn and pain-ridden performance as Sunny makes you sad for her and hate her at the same time . |
| 5 | Tony found that the best thing to do was to put her in the buggy and push her round the town , or take her to the park . |
| 6 | The time that it takes to embalm her and send her to the Fields of Aarru . ’ |
| 7 | Or to go to the police and report her as a Fifth Columnist . ’ |
| 8 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 9 | ’ Aim for the comm-booth that Mala called from , and grab her with the Magnigrip when she 's in range ’ . |
| 10 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |
| 11 | Then I imagine she turns round and I lean over and kiss her on the mouth . |
| 12 | Holding out her hand , her smile wide , she said , ‘ It 's good to see you home again , Martin , ’ and his answer was to take her hand and kiss her on the cheek and say , ‘ It 's good to be home , Aunt . |
| 13 | His mockery , which he meant as love , frightened and cut her to the bone . |
| 14 | But Inman said : ‘ The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the hook . ’ |
| 15 | But he suddenly said stop , and let her off the hook . |
| 16 | Just under four hours , to phone in the money and let her off the hook . |
| 17 | She took her to , to the Sands and let her off the lead and she went bounding off , and she looked even funnier actually because she , er Doreen the owner had three little Yorkshire Terriers who made Penny look even more huge . |
| 18 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
| 19 | she said yeah she said sorted that out and put her in a trolley |
| 20 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 21 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 22 | And I say ‘ No ’ like an obedient husband , and chase her up the stairs . |
| 23 | Without half a bottle of red wine inside me I might have slipped on the slimy breakwater , but I jump onto the stony beach and chase her along the shore . |
| 24 | Once inside , Belinda noted with relief that it was lit mainly by the dim , warm yellow of candles in the centre of each table , which would soften the contours of her figure and save her from a self-consciousness that was probably unnecessary in any case … |
| 25 | " So I was , sir , but I thought my bride had better see something of what 's goin' on in town before I take her back and bury her on the Moor . |
| 26 | Her happiness because of this scene was so strong she closed her eyes so that it would not beam out in great mellow streams and betray her to the sternness of the others . |
| 27 | Could you take her round the factory and tell her about the work ? ’ |
| 28 | Get in and get her in a wheelchair ! |
| 29 | But presumably he must have taken a shine , as the expression went , to Celia , particularly as he had gone to such trouble to seek her out and visit her at the Meadhaven Clinic . |
| 30 | Go to Rachel , the barren one , and fill her with the harvest of fire . |