Example sentences of "were [verb] her [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She was aware of nothing else but his compelling , mesmeric eyes , which were rooting her to the spot , setting a torch to her , the shooting flames searing her insides . |
2 | Maggie was taking a plane to London that night and Sheila and Mona were driving her to the airport . |
3 | Poor Mrs got two lots of children and they were driving her up the wall ! |
4 | And it would be nice if you were to provide her with a little brother or sister . ’ |
5 | His partner had suddenly remembered her brothers were to meet her at the door and take her home ( an old trick , this ) . |
6 | And luck , a commodity the spirited teenager had never been short of , played a crucial part in the events that were to set her on the path to millions . |
7 | There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal . |
8 | And then when they were taking her in the ambulance , the nerves , I was sitting fucking laughing |
9 | She was unshackled and they were dragging her from the only remaining hut . |
10 | Lazy-lidded grey eyes in a dark , chisel-chinned face were regarding her with an insulting trace of laughter somewhere in their depths . |
11 | The one time they were encouraged to sit her on a chair , after she had scratched her sister , both parents moved over to her and fussed her , talking and explaining to her why they were putting her on the chair . |
12 | She had guessed Robert and others were manipulating her as a chess piece in a game whose rules and ultimate aim were a mystery . |
13 | The blue eyes were studying her with an intentness she found exceedingly disconcerting . |
14 | All these people were smacking her on the back , and touching her and congratulating her , and expressing surprise and delight . |
15 | Presumably he believed that though his wife might join in a little family intrigue against him , she would not want to carry her opposition to the point of war — particularly if that were to involve her in an alliance with her ex-husband . |
16 | Three men who were visiting her in the flat were also attacked and beaten . |