Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] she and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I supervise the workroom for her and keep the girls in order as best I can |
| 2 | Ruth leaned back and coiled her legs under her and took the glass of wine he offered . |
| 3 | When they reached the house , he took the key from her and unlocked the door . |
| 4 | Roman helped Claudia out of the car when they reached her flat , took the key from her and opened the door . |
| 5 | He took a step towards her , as though he might grab hold of her and squeeze the life from her body . |
| 6 | ‘ If you like , ’ she replied , and knew she had infuriated him when he thrust his hands into his pockets as if to prevent himself from taking hold of her and shaking the daylights out of her . |
| 7 | When the sea struck it it was terrific you know the whole tower trembled and you 'd think a giant got a hold of her and shook the whole thing up . |
| 8 | the keys with her and take the er , plug off the telly so we 've got nothing to occupy us ! |
| 9 | He was right of course , Carrie thought , and as she nestled the child to her and placed the teat of the bottle against the child 's searching mouth she bit on her lip and tried to suppress the anger which welled up inside her . |
| 10 | All she needed to do now was put her troubled times behind her and win the game . |
| 11 | He was rapidly proved right ; Spain pledged herself in December to a Family Compact with France , forcing England , on 2 January 1762 , to declare war on her and reviving the old nightmare of a joint Franco-Spanish fleet sweeping up the Channel to land a papist army on English soil . |
| 12 | For a few seconds she felt the bony weight of her grandmother on top of her and smelt the sickly powder she used ; then Nana struggled upright , her breath rasping painfully in her throat , and pulled a thick length of bamboo from its hiding place behind her dressing table . |
| 13 | She sat up in her web , pulled the keyboard to her and roused the computer , keeping it mute . |
| 14 | In the end I threw my yoghurt pot full of glue at her and said the ‘ f ’ word I 'd learnt from Auntie . |
| 15 | He took the case from her and held the door open . |
| 16 | He had walked over to the lift and waited with her too , she recalled without effort , as Lubor walked to the lift with her and pressed the lift call button . |
| 17 | Plummer wanted to know , closing the door behind her and slipping the bolts once more . |
| 18 | He had been with Liddie through the various pre-natal classes , lying on the floor with her and learning the breathing exercises . |
| 19 | A bang on the door galvanised her into action ; she gathered the matching gown round her and opened the door . |
| 20 | Sophie was like an engine that had n't been switched off ; he could sense the energy in her and feel the heat . |