Example sentences of "and [v-ing] her [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A whole exciting new scene was being born all about her and pushing her out of the way . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
| 4 | No , ’ he muttered , rising easily to his feet and pulling her up with him . |
| 5 | ‘ Too right it is ! ’ he agreed , reaching for her with masterly precision and pulling her up against him , ignoring her small cry of outrage . |
| 6 | ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa . |
| 7 | He was much closer than she had anticipated and his arms came round her from behind , circling her waist and pulling her back against him . |
| 8 | He pushed aside the pan and went to her by the sink , wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her back against him . |
| 9 | ‘ Take the cases ! ’ said Damian bitingly , his hand gripping Rachel 's arm and marching her out through the sliding doors to the limousine . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He had married her and he was going to stay married , and no nonsense about other women and buying her off with unexpected handouts . |
| 12 | I used to have Physics at half-nine and every now and then she 'd have an accident in the road so I 'd be running home , changing her and taking her back to nursery , which would mean I 'd be half an hour late . |
| 13 | ‘ However , I 'm afraid that it is you who are mistaken , regarding your future marriage plans , ’ he added , taking her arm and issuing her out of the front door . |
| 14 | It must have been really strange for her , going to a new school all on her own , and a convent school at that , with nuns like great black crows floating down the corridors and carrying her off to chapel . |
| 15 | Their common lot was fierce parental discipline , even a man of a warm and kindly nature such as Samuel Pepys thought nothing of beating his 15-year-old maid with a broomstick , and locking her up for the night in his cellar , or whipping his boy-servant , or even boxing his clerk 's ears . |
| 16 | The creche staff did a fine job of picking her up and delivering her back to our chalet , so by the second week we decided to take her skiing with us . |
| 17 | This strange , remote , eagle creature , whose body was bathed in incandescence from the fire , except that it was not quite the fire ; whose eyes were dark with passion , and whose arms , strong and safe , were enveloping her , and laying her down on the thick fur rugs before the fire … |