Example sentences of "and [v-ing] her from " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited for morning , the words playing through her mind and keeping her from sleep . |
| 2 | When she saw her gesture performed by a sister who had been admiring and imitating her from earliest childhood , she felt a certain unease : the adult gesture did not fit an eleven-year-old child . |
| 3 | Gradually , by walking slowly and shielding her from the wind as much as possible with my body , I cut the wings-open time to a minimum . |
| 4 | He swore softly , colourfully , his face like granite as he swept a gaze round the room before lifting her into his arms and carrying her from the house . |
| 5 | ‘ If we 're lucky , ’ Damian drawled , leaning against the lift wall and watching her from below hooded lids , ‘ we might sort out Forster in one day . |
| 6 | Even as another rolling hill of a wave tumbled her dizzyingly further into the ‘ chute , the air was hissing and venting in her breathing system , easing the pain , and delivering her from the edge of eternity . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the film deploys sounds and images with intense effect as it explores the inner experience of a little girl closed off from the world , for whom her family is a cage tightened around her and preventing her from communicating with the world . |