Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] her [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He muttered ‘ For Christ 's sake ! ’ impatiently and offered her his used hanky . |
| 2 | But I think tomorrow I 'm gon na take it in and tell her I ca n't do it . |
| 3 | Well just go in and tell her you 'd like to enquire about your claim . |
| 4 | It was astonishing to her that he came in and told her his day , as usual , forking his food and waving the fork to show her when he had been his most witty and amusing . |
| 5 | If , however , Gavin had stomped in and told her she was a piece of shit , would the audience with the Goddess Of Tedium have lasted for more than one sentence ? |
| 6 | She signed it because her husband pressed her to do so and told her he was being pressed by Campbell , and because she believed that if she would sign it … it would enable her husband to settle the beer contract . … |
| 7 | ‘ It 's the heat , ’ he said eventually and gave her his big smile . |
| 8 | But if she let fitzAlan carry her off and marry her she would be completely powerless against a man who despised her . |
| 9 | " Then go down to the laundry at once and tell her I require her here in my room . " |
| 10 | She wore a black dress reaching to just above her knees , suspended from her shoulders by straps no thicker than shoe laces ; black stockings , encasing surprisingly slim legs , and very high-heeled red shoes that elevated her an inch or so above Morse as he stood up and offered her his stool . |
| 11 | Of course he would get up and offer her his seat . |
| 12 | And I walk up and punch her what , what , what have I done , think about it , what have I done ? |
| 13 | ‘ Jack Lawrence , ’ he said , and if the floor could have opened up and swallowed her she would have been delighted . |
| 14 | Sometimes I look at the other women , see one with a baby on her knee , then a little child runs up and tells her something that makes her laugh … |
| 15 | I know one thing she needs is mail from home , as this cheers her up and reminds her she is not alone . |
| 16 | She just needed someone to take an interest in her , someone to draw her out and tell her what time of day it was . |
| 17 | I went out and told her what she wanted to know . |
| 18 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
| 19 | Go back and tell her everything 's going to be all right . ’ |
| 20 | Her voice brittle , Luce suggested , ‘ Well , you 'd better phone her back and tell her it 's been found . ’ |
| 21 | She remembered that terrible scene with her father , when he forbade her to see Philip again and told her she was going down to Cork till she came to her senses . |
| 22 | She phoned Meg again and told her she was so silly , she 'd made a muddle with the dates of two concerts , and it would be perfectly all right for them to come tonight but only if Meg was absolutely sure it would n't be too much trouble , it was so sweet of her … |