Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stench of damp that enveloped her was noxious ; she tried to take short breaths . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Rune was fuelling her fantasies , playing a descant to her theme , somehow sensing her rhythm , exciting and tormenting her . |
| 4 | And if you 're sensible and watch her closely you could learn a thing or two . ’ |
| 5 | He said Daphne even though she is married now I am willing to forget the bad talks that were going around about him being foolish and wanting her back . |
| 6 | He was doubtful and told her that she would have to ask the Queen 's private secretary for approval . |
| 7 | Jenna was surprised how gloomy that made her feel . |
| 8 | I wanted to keep her warm and handle her as much as possible in preparation for training . |
| 9 | One of the younger men charged up to Sabine and pulled her into the circle . |
| 10 | The principal was immediately cautious and warned her that the boy was under age . |
| 11 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 12 | Why could n't she be honest and tell her why she had wanted James to see Moorlake ? |
| 13 | Her brother was disgusted and called her a filthy collaborator , but at least the Englishman was safe . |
| 14 | She is as gentle as a lamb and while most people are cautious when meeting her , they soon think she 's wonderful . |
| 15 | I tried very hard to get it right and satisfy her . |
| 16 | He said he was sorry and asked her not to contact the emergency services . |
| 17 | Artist gets girl pregnant and paints her ( in which order is not clear ) . |
| 18 | Ice formed in her branches , seeped into the wounds in her body , expanded and cracked her . |
| 19 | Reference to Freemantle 's letter shows that although Philip and Anne Leapor both attempted to break their daughter of the habit of writing verses , toward the end of the poet 's life some accommodation was reached : ‘ But finding it impossible to alter her natural Inclination , [ her father ] had of late desisted and left her more at Liberty ’ [ vol. 2 , p. xxx ] . |
| 20 | If , on the other hand you are married to a man who , on the surface at least , appears to be more attentive to his mother 's needs than to yours , try not to become upset and regard her as a threat or a rival , and avoid jumping to the conclusion that your marriage is a failure and that you are unloved . |
| 21 | That upset and confused her . |
| 22 | ‘ Take her away from Woodborough Junior and send her to St Saviour 's . ’ |
| 23 | Learn when your boss is most receptive and approach her then . |
| 24 | If Tim were guilty and told her so , he would not be the first person who had admitted a crime to a journalist . |
| 25 | ‘ In accordance with IMC regulations , and at the behest of Trau Bannen , Coordinator Designate of Project Eden , take Krau O'Rourke away to somewhere private and have her made redundant . |
| 26 | She said that once he became really chatty and told her : ‘ This coffee tastes like washing-up water . ’ |
| 27 | He would give a clear , coherent account of how and why he had stabbed , shot , strangled , gassed or electrocuted her . |
| 28 | When Charlotte , ‘ a delicate and capable young person ’ , was caught travelling on the Underground without a ticket , it was not the 3s 6d fine that bothered her so much as the magistrate 's warning that , in consequence , her application for naturalisation might be rejected . |
| 29 | As she uncovered herself to him — ‘ for I love , and there is no loneliness , no misery , no doubt and ignorance , no hoping for that which seems vain as there used to be , but never will be again ’ — one glimpses the ideal that enabled her to accept without question the life that lay before them . |
| 30 | Barbara Coleman stopped pouring and fixed her with a very severe look . |