Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb base] her " in BNC.

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1 Mrs O'Brien here at her home in Slough , was told by her husband that the loan back in nineteen eighty seven was only for sixty thousand pounds , the bank did n't correct this or give her independent advice .
2 There was a gate by the stile leading to the short-cut footpath , and she was able to open this and push her bike through .
3 His stomach was churning but he knew he could elude her if only he could remain calm and call her bluff .
4 All that she could identify as remaining of herself was the Jew ; she would never leave unpaid or transfer her spiritual account , if for no other reason than that payment safeguarded what little survived of her identity .
5 The British number one gave another exhibition of power play to sink Valda Lake 6-1 6-3 and clinch her seventh final appearance in ten years .
6 be absolute and let her face recede
7 When Travis seemed in need of another stiff drink , Sebastian served him liberally and , Travis 's tongue more free than it had ever been , he spoke of his love for Rosemary , his wish to marry her , but how because of her sense of propriety she would n't even let him take her out , or so much as mention her name to his family .
8 The family combines to make the daughter feel guilty and re-assume her task .
9 She criticised Mr Major 's election soap-box as ‘ naff ’ during the recent campaign , but the Prime Minister was prepared to overlook that and countenance her rehabilitation .
10 Could he give her the best of food or pay for a doctor if she fell sick or buy her fine clothes or anythin' she fancies ?
11 Guido was standing over her now in that dominating way he had , making her sit up even straighter and stretch her neck even more .
12 When she saw him , she let out a little cry ( that bit took ages to rehearse : every bit that required Lady Laetitia to do more than flash her tits took ages ) , then turned and ran to the end of the room .
13 According to Neale , Elizabeth had originally wished to do no more than reintroduce her father 's national church , but was pressured into a more radical programme by Protestants in the House of Commons , who insisted on the adoption of the 1552 Prayer Book .
14 She had been astonished before , but the words were barely out of her mouth when , causing her to be absolutely amazed , and with an effrontery she just could not credit , Naylor Massingham did no more than whip her spectacles from off her nose .
15 Although Ross had insisted on seeing her every day , during that time he had never done anything more than kiss her hand .
16 Perhaps she really did little more than lend her name , but it was to her at any rate that Queen Victoria 's secretary wrote with royal support for her venture ( the Queen had also supported the Victoria Press , named after her ) .
17 Graf wants to travel more and change her career before she 's too old .
18 Looking at herself in the looking-glass on the stairs she saw how small and pink her eyes looked , their lids still puffy and her skin was tired and lifeless .
19 If your child does something you do not like , such as losing her temper too easily , you may increase her ability to think first and hold her temper by penalizing her consistently for failing to do so ; in this way you are providing an ‘ incentive ’ for her efforts to keep her cool .
20 It also made him want even more to pull her close and heal her wounds with a kiss .
21 She refused to be cowardly and hang her head .
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