Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] she [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I did n't want her to give herself over to the view of life that underlay all this , the philosophy that pinned her to the shadow-corners of the world .
2 He took her hand and led her up the steps .
3 The time that it takes to embalm her and send her to the Fields of Aarru . ’
4 Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists .
5 She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders .
6 She would n't acknowledge an Eternal Verity if one came up and smacked her in the chops .
7 I suppose they might try and sellotape her to the walls of their cells .
8 ‘ I 'll see you on Saturday , same time , same place , ’ Edward said giving her a quick peck and pushing her up the steps of the bus .
9 Kindly , he dried her face on a tea-towel , helped her on with her coat and shepherded her down the stairs .
10 She had found Doreen at an early stage , and paid her over the odds to keep the house running smoothly .
11 And I say ‘ No ’ like an obedient husband , and chase her up the stairs .
12 And he actually took her arm , quite simply and confidently , and rushed her on the wings of his enthusiasm down through the green complexities of the bowl , between the crisp , serrated walls , across the fragments of tiled pavement , past the forum pillars , down to where the emerald turf sloped off under a token wire barrier to the riverside path and the waters of the Comer .
13 He had hustled her out of the kitchen into the boudoir and kissed her on the lips , slipping his arm round her waist .
14 Yanto could see she was sold on the idea Then he pulled her close and kissed her on the lips .
15 He bent down and kissed her on the lips .
16 Suddenly he pulled her head down and kissed her on the lips .
17 Their wings ushered her into her clothes and flew her down the stairs for breakfast .
18 Then a young woman — dark , quite a looker if you liked that sort of thing but a bit too full of herself for Bennett 's liking — walked into the club and announced that she was the dinner guest of Sir Robin Day , he could only treat her to his coldly disapproving smile and direct her to the ladies ' bar .
19 Ducking past Feargal , she took Terry 's arm , and urged her towards the stairs .
20 Jesus Delporto 's dying scream had followed Ace all the way to the lower moon , down the violently oscillating length of the Bridge , past bizarre machinery which seethed with naked power , and through the gap she had torched in the base of the column ; it followed her as eager hands pulled her from the writhing Bridge , stripped away her suit and placed her with the others in the medical unit ; followed her into sleep , forced a path into her dreams , drove her screaming and unrested into wakefulness .
21 I went across and grabbed her by the lapels .
22 He tore towards her , menace in every line of him as he caught up with her and grabbed her by the shoulders , his eyes blazing .
23 But Winfield took her arm and pulled her up the stairs .
24 Cleo ran to Lucy and hit her around the knees with the balloon shouting ‘ Doon … doon . ’
25 It was here held that giving the tenant the keys , and readmitting her to the premises , did not suffice .
26 He and his sister stood on either side of the bed , bending over her as if to protect her from the perils of the night with their own flesh and bone .
27 He crossed the bridge and seized her by the shoulders , shouting above the noise , ‘ My wife ?
28 He thanked her for coming and saw her off the premises , but he was left wondering at her distress which seemed to arise more from fear than from grief .
29 Mrs. Jarrett , whose hobbies include china collecting , Scrabble , reading and ‘ a little bingo ’ , spoke of the very many people who had helped and supported her over the years .
30 She had such hope for the future , such belief that he would love , nurture and protect her from the difficulties that lay ahead .
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