Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb past] 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 | He was doubtful and told her that she would have to ask the Queen 's private secretary for approval . |
| 4 | Jenna was surprised how gloomy that made her feel . |
| 5 | One of the younger men charged up to Sabine and pulled her into the circle . |
| 6 | The principal was immediately cautious and warned her that the boy was under age . |
| 7 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 8 | Her brother was disgusted and called her a filthy collaborator , but at least the Englishman was safe . |
| 9 | He said he was sorry and asked her not to contact the emergency services . |
| 10 | Ice formed in her branches , seeped into the wounds in her body , expanded and cracked her . |
| 11 | 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 ] . |
| 12 | That upset and confused her . |
| 13 | If Tim were guilty and told her so , he would not be the first person who had admitted a crime to a journalist . |
| 14 | She said that once he became really chatty and told her : ‘ This coffee tastes like washing-up water . ’ |
| 15 | He would give a clear , coherent account of how and why he had stabbed , shot , strangled , gassed or electrocuted her . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Barbara Coleman stopped pouring and fixed her with a very severe look . |
| 19 | Beryl also welcomed Rita Quick and thanked her for coming to deputise for Molly at the afternoon session on Devising Display Items . |
| 20 | Lucy could n't find time to come over for an evening ; the globally significant exhibition was floating on some remote iceberg ; Jeremy had an agent , an opening ; Lucy 's sister was ill and needed her ( Jay recalled Lucy 's exasperated indifference to her sister ) ; the painters were coming . |
| 21 | Soon the fine weather would come , she would be able to take rides along the coast road , get away for a while from the interminable drawing-room meetings and card calling that wearied and bored her . |
| 22 | He was courteous and considerate and treated her like someone so very special . |
| 23 | And it was n't self-pity that kept her tossing and turning till dawn … |
| 24 | It was being made to feel redundant that brought her to a standstill . |
| 25 | Luke sat still and gave her her head , amazed that the more she warmed up , the faster she went , staggered by the distance she could carry his 190-pound bulk in the burning sun . |
| 26 | I brought her up , gave her a few significant experiences , got her married , made her unhappy and killed her off . |
| 27 | At the age often , her talents had taken her away to Moscow where she had studied , married and made her home . |
| 28 | ‘ She did n't want it coloured or layered , but I felt her original style was too long and dragged her down . ’ |
| 29 | And she started off quite well there , she was a little bit erm lonely and missed her and everything but she gave the appearance sticking it out until I spoke to Mary last time when she said oh . |
| 30 | I arranged to see Isabelle alone and told her of my feelings . |