Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [to-vb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke as if to placate her . |
| 2 | He half sat up and put out a hand as if to touch her , aware that something traumatic had occurred . |
| 3 | He flicked the corner of his cloak at Izzie to clear her off the table — as if to touch her would dirty his hands . |
| 4 | He rather hoped his wife would wake and catch him like this , unshaven , hair greasy and uncombed , and as he stood beside the bed he farted quite loudly , as if to remind her that she deserved someone as awful as him . |
| 5 | As she passed the buffet car her stomach rumbled , as if to remind her she had n't eaten since lunchtime . |
| 6 | And he had called her by her full Greek name too , as if to remind her that he knew it . |
| 7 | At the Hamiltons ’ , that is , ’ he added , as if to remind her how temporary her home with Faye and Bill was . |
| 8 | Finn opened his arms as if to embrace her but she was still holding the tears in her eyes with her fists . |
| 9 | Rosa had been crying then , with the pieces of the plate her mother had tried to smash over her head in front of her at the table , and her mother had put the back of her hand to her daughter 's cheek , as if to test her for fever . |
| 10 | For there was absolutely no need at all for him to walk so close to where she was walking or to bump into her and so catch her off balance — the end result being that he had his arms around her , as if to save her , before she could stop him . |
| 11 | Fear sliced through her and she tried to close her ears to the sound , but as if to mock her it was joined by another and another until the air was filled with a shaking roar . |
| 12 | Some days Ariel carried the hooped Sycorax on her back ( she would not ride on anyone else ) down to the shore and into the water , and held her up under the arms so that she could let her contorted frame float free ; small currents spun in the water as if to ease her , and the sky 's blue height seemed to catch them up into its soft vastness and give them fins and wings to fly and swoop , so that they both felt airier and brighter than they had since their freedom had come to an end , and the memory of their former peace returned for a space . |
| 13 | When he slept , he entwined his fingers in her necklace as if to hold her should she awaken . |
| 14 | He drew back his leg as if to kick her , but she quickly turned and pulled the other one and brought him down . |
| 15 | He glanced back at the dead girl and smiled , as if to chide her gently for her folly . |
| 16 | ‘ It was n't a dream , ’ he replied , and , as if to assist her on her way , he placed one arm around her all but naked shoulders and took a step with her towards her room . |
| 17 | He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Lucenzo tensed , his eyes glowering dangerously as if to threaten her . |
| 20 | ‘ Are you feverish , Garvey ? ’ said Lucie , his arm extended protectively across his daughter 's body , as if to shield her from disease . |
| 21 | Harry got up as if to throw her out . |
| 22 | He was already standing apart and when he saw Harriet coming , he alone moved forward as if to challenge her . |
| 23 | A black rook or crow sat in the hedge , as if to challenge her . |
| 24 | The old wooden case-clock at the foot of the stairs where Ellie was standing chimed the hour , as if to tell her she had two hours to herself before the ‘ broth ’ returned , and three and a quarter hours before her father did likewise . |
| 25 | He shook his head as if to free her from his memory . |
| 26 | It made him turn and look at her , as if to find her transformed , but it was only Fei Yen . |
| 27 | She is herself a nurse , not by any means inarticulate , but she could get no one to speak to or to tell her anything . |
| 28 | it 's like Fiona at school right he , o , Vicky and Iona were having this ma , major crisis about whether to tell her she 's got B O ? |