Example sentences of "drag her [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd dragged her into the storeroom and begged her to take me to London , saying my family would n't allow me to go without her . |
| 2 | For some reason she had snatched up her bag as he had dragged her by the stall ; she remembered seeing Matey 's grieving face , Matey 's hand on his arm , Matey saying , ‘ No , Neil , no . |
| 3 | I haul her off the bed and half carry , half drag her into the bathroom . |
| 4 | She whimpers as I twist a little harder and drag her to the cloakroom , to keep out of Merchant 's way . |
| 5 | He was going to go and get Janine and the baby and if necessary drag her to the flat in Westbourne Park . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He got out of the car , slammed the door , strode round and hauled her out , dragging her into the villa behind him . |
| 8 | Damian bit out , and took her by the wrist , dragging her to the door while the nurses began moving Charles , filling needles , checking his blood-pressure , tapping buttons on the heart machine . |
| 9 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 10 | He was out of the car and round to her side , opening the door , almost dragging her from the seat and then propelling her up the path . |
| 11 | Pearl Heart struggled up , then stumbled forward , taking her sister 's arm as she went , almost dragging her from the room , her own tears flowing freely now , her sense of shame unbearable . |
| 12 | It had nothing to do with the fact that — that man — had thought it necessary to almost drag her to the top . |
| 13 | ‘ The robber … dragged her into the middle of the room and , looking once towards the door , placed his heavy hand upon her mouth . ’ |
| 14 | He dragged her into the living-room and flung her across it to skid to a halt . |
| 15 | Catching her arm , he dragged her into the room . |
| 16 | We both do , ’ and almost dragged her into the restaurant 's bar . |
| 17 | The man who had sat in the front passenger-seat leant down and grabbed the girl 's arm , dragged her through the dirt towards the car and pushed her in . |
| 18 | Every evening when she called ‘ Overture ’ and ‘ Beginners ’ Richard St Ives dragged her through the doorway and , putting her across his knee , whacked her on the bottom with a rolled-up copy of The Stage . |
| 19 | Christina dragged her across the road away from a group of lecherous young men who leered and shouted : ‘ Cheese on ! |
| 20 | Ignoring Havvie Blaine , Stair , the astonished Mr Sands who could hardly believe what he had been hearing , and all the other spectators , he dragged her across the room and through a side-door by the small stage , into a long corridor . |
| 21 | ‘ Where are we going ? ’ she asked , gasping as he dragged her towards the barn . |
| 22 | Not answering , I dragged her towards the cave . |
| 23 | They had grasped her by the wrists and feet and dragged her to the neighbouring room . |
| 24 | ‘ The attacker dragged her to the floor and snatched the bag off her arm . |
| 25 | Lucenzo swept over to her , caught her arm and dragged her to the entrance of the ballroom . |
| 26 | Instantly seizing her , he dragged her to the living-room , yelling and shouting , demanding to know where his wife was . |
| 27 | When she went upstairs he dragged her to the ground and after sitting on her stomach , he twice stabbed her in the cheek with a knife . |
| 28 | Kate grabbed the shoulder of her daughter 's tee-shirt and dragged her to the cell door . |
| 29 | Chris wiped Annie in a surly , businesslike manner , and dragged her from the kitchen . |
| 30 | She slipped in and out of consciousness as the man dragged her around the house in Horfield , Bristol , carrying out repeated assaults . |