Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] she [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the sight of the stranger , the professor , that stopped her in her tracks . |
| 2 | Sister moved quickly , but it was other hands that helped her to her feet , strong male hands . |
| 3 | His words were like a sharp slap that brought her to her senses . |
| 4 | She did n't hear the door open or feel the hands that eased her to her feet . |
| 5 | ‘ Confound you , ca n't you even face me now ? ’ he growled , and , walking up to her , he bent to seize her arms and drag her to her feet . |
| 6 | He came to her , taking her hands and drawing her to her feet , just standing there looking down at her as she found herself quite incapable of resisting . |
| 7 | I not only require total dependence , sabiha tieghi , ’ he teased , steering her back to the shadowy bed , and drawing her into his arms against the rumpled linen sheets . |
| 8 | The cry acted like cold water , flung in her face and bringing her to her senses . |
| 9 | She was struggling to get Maire 's breath back , and raise her to her feet . |
| 10 | ‘ I can easily go back to normal , ’ Maggie got out quickly but he reached out and captured her hand , spinning her towards him and catching her in his arms . |
| 11 | A billowing wave of darkness rose up and sucked her to its depths , and she sank to the floor . |
| 12 | But he woke in the small hours and found her in his arms , just like that first time in the studio at Westfield Manor . |
| 13 | Smiling , he took her hand and drew her to her feet . |
| 14 | Effortlessly , he released the recalcitrant belt and drew her into his arms . |
| 15 | He dropped his carpet-bag , stooped and helped her to her feet . |
| 16 | Amyas took her by the arm and helped her to her feet . |
| 17 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 18 | I arranged to see Isabelle alone and told her of my feelings . |
| 19 | He went to India-May again , and told her of his fears . |
| 20 | Why do n't you bring her and put her in your dolls pram ? |
| 21 | He had wanted to take each part ; eyes , skin , hair , bones , and he had wanted to scoop her up and hold her between his hands and never release her again . |
| 22 | He pushed the dress free and lifted her into his arms , walking to the bed , and Maggie made a small whimpering noise she did n't even recognise , a softly feminine noise of submission . |
| 23 | Three-year-old Jacqueline ran at him and grasped his knees ; he put down his briefcase and lifted her in his arms , flattered by her attention . |
| 24 | With the command he grasped Jess 's arm and hauled her to her feet , then shook her like a piece of crumpled linen , both of them swaying on the edge of the hatchway . |
| 25 | He crossed to where she was squatting and hauled her to her feet . |
| 26 | He bent down , thrust his unshaven face and stinking breath into Sally-Anne 's , put his great hands under her armpits and hauled her to her feet by main force , Poll still clinging desperately to her . |
| 27 | ‘ Mind you , ’ she whispered in his ear as he collapsed to his knees by the bed and clasped her in his arms , ‘ I ca n't promise you a son every time you 're away ! ’ |
| 28 | Her father stared down at her before taking hold of her arm and pulling her to her feet . |
| 29 | He stood abruptly , picking up the parcels and pulling her to her feet , his hand firmly on her arm , his face back to derision . |
| 30 | He stood up and began to pace restlessly round the room , stopping occasionally by the door to squint out through the perspex porthole , by the table to lean across it and impale her on his eyes , or by the wall where he sent his hands into spirals of explanation . |