Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] her " in BNC.

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1 For a frustrated moment Maria suspected him of doing it deliberately , to punish her , or perhaps to teach her some sort of lesson .
2 And eventually I convinced her — or anyway caused her to throw up her hands in rage and dismissal and stamp off to her cabin .
3 Did he zip them together or just hand her one ?
4 Indeed , the only question seemed to be whether he should even bother to make a move , or just let her do everything for him .
5 Poor , insecure little Caroline , clinging rigidly to what she knows , terrified of the unknown , terrified to trust people in case they let her down , hurt her feelings , or even endanger her in some way … ? ’
6 He did not want to betray Russia , or even abandon her , for any ideological reasons .
7 ‘ And how will you repair your boat , Breakspear , or even take her away , if I put your name on the Stop List ?
8 Or even take her over .
9 No one spoke to Jacqui or even acknowledged her , except for Morrison .
10 ‘ Quite often when I design a ring for a woman , I do n't know her or even meet her , so in some ways this was easier , ’ Carol said .
11 So fascinated was he , that only occasionally did he remember to touch her , only once or twice interrupt her to bend and kiss her lips , and forgot completely his need for a cigarette .
12 With glum weariness , Dauntless realised that , in order to keep to his quest , he would either have to restrain Cleo physically , which the Dratslingers might prevent , or else accompany her to whatever eldritch ceremony was about to be performed .
13 You may have loved her or hated her , agreed with her or violently opposed her , but not even her worst enemy could have accused her of spinelessness or a desire to be shielded from life 's little unpleasantnesses .
14 Ronni climbed from the car , hating the dismay that suddenly filled her .
15 She stared into his eyes , those steady grey eyes that so fascinated her .
16 There 's memorable dialogue in this film , not least in the last scene , which turns Jane Darwell , as Ma Joad , into a spokeswoman for all the oppressed of the Earth and ends the picture on a defiant , upbeat note that rightly won her an Oscar .
17 What was it about him that constantly stirred her into such a state of agitation ?
18 It 's a valid approach , though I feel there is often a simple charm in these pieces that just eludes her .
19 She brought with her in the car anything of mine that she had been able to find in the house ( plus a few things that just reminded her of me ) and they were all dumped in my front hall .
20 He was clearly amused by her reaction , his eyes slanting into a lazy , mocking smile that somehow rattled her more than his anger had done .
21 ‘ If I have to , ’ he agreed with a cool arrogance that utterly appalled her .
22 What would it be like to be In Love with Dionne rather than just loving her ?
23 Something — something more than just missing her — had been vaguely unsettling .
24 No horse and rider should take her by surprise today , nor easily overlook her .
25 The strange , wild feeling that usually drove her down to the sea was beginning to thump in her bosom .
26 At the time of the Westerfield poisonings he had sometimes been a difficult man to agree with , and he 'd more than once annoyed her by his attitude .
27 Dressed in a plaid shirt and faded jeans that clung lovingly to his muscular thighs , he was leaning against the door-jamb with his usual easy animal grace , and she was forced to swallow hard against a rush of desire that totally unnerved her .
28 And then on the morning of the second Thursday something happened that totally threw her .
29 She could sense a sudden , incomprehensible anger in the man opposite that totally threw her .
30 Eyes glitter with a memory of the chill snowfields that once claimed her .
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