Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that she had been at pains to assure him she could cope very well and was about to go to see her inheritance . |
| 2 | Margaret was encouraged to continue pursuing her enquiries with the solicitor . |
| 3 | The new partnership allows Diana to base herself at Kensington Palace and to continue to see her circle of friends including James Gilbey and James Hewitt . |
| 4 | Blanche decided to become familiar again to try to tame her hysteria . |
| 5 | Wilson said , and covered her mouth with her hand to try to hide her distress . |
| 6 | The therapist encouraged her to look at herself in a more realistic way , and particularly to try to identify her good points and qualities . |
| 7 | Kate , hurt and more than a bit shattered under his look of acute dislike , felt she had to try to justify her actions . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes , too tired even to try to reassure her sister-in-law . |
| 9 | The gawky teenager , who tended to stoop to disguise her height , longed to be as good as her brother in the classroom . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , Dinah has done nothing to deserve having her career ended in such a way . |
| 11 | How difficult it was to try to keep her feet on the ground , when inside she felt as if she were poised on the brink of a wild and wonderful adventure . |
| 12 | In all your efforts to help her at this crucial time the most important thing to remember is to try to reduce her anxiety by being as relaxed and quietly optimistic about her future as you can , and to restrain her from making any major decisions hastily , regarding such matters as the disposal of property or moving house , as she may regret this later on when she is feeling less depressed . |
| 13 | He let her go and make repairs to her make-up , to try to disguise her bruised and swollen lips before the official photographs were taken . |
| 14 | By choosing to go northwards , she was walking directly into the driving wind but she pressed on , bent low over the walking stick to try to protect her face . |
| 15 | Stupid she might be to try to protect her sister , but old habits clung and she could n't abandon Dana to Roman 's anger . |
| 16 | And when Sam was snapped topless in Majorca , it was her father who struggled with a photographer to try to save her honour . |
| 17 | A GIRL was in hospital yesterday four weeks after giving bone marrow to try to save her brother 's life . |
| 18 | Mrs Hill does n't know if it will work , but says she 'll try anything to try to save her daughter 's life . |
| 19 | Mr Morton goes on to say it was the Queen who persuaded her not to try to end her marriage and to accompany her husband on their official visit to South Korea . |
| 20 | However , after she 'd had time to calm down , Susan returned to the salon the next day to try to get her money back . |
| 21 | Dot felt herself freeze with fear as the swivel-eyed Lilian lurched towards her , arms outstretched , to try to remove her coat . |
| 22 | Clara had had the sense not to try to ask her mother about a possible purchase , as she could only too clearly imagine the responses to which such a request would expose her , and the abuse which would be cast upon those girls fortunate enough to have a use for party dresses . |
| 23 | In doing so he also had to try to relieve her symptoms of depression and help her gain control over her alcohol intake . |
| 24 | They sent letters to the council 's private meeting to try to block her return . |
| 25 | But the Bainbridges always go into the Army , ’ but he had forgiven her , eventually , when she promised to try to take her leave when he took his . |
| 26 | Watching through the kitchen window as the snow fell from a leaden sky , Seb suggested that Carrie ought to try to make her way home before it deteriorated even further . |
| 27 | Her reluctance to go made her heart ache , but the truth was patent . |
| 28 | With Cathy Macdonald are Mr and Mrs Garvie , whose daughter Jenny was unable to attend to receive her prize : a holiday for two in the Western Isles . |
| 29 | Her entry was for a suit for Dame Edna Everidge to wear to visit her bank manager . |
| 30 | Eighteen years and 110 Tests later he bowed out , with Nemesis unable to resist shaking her fist at him . |