Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] her [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the Lousadas Minton was to an extent drawn into a Hammersmith circle of artists which included Victor Pasmore , Julian Trevelyan and Mary Fedden who once danced with Minton at a New Year 's Eve party until she literally dropped , whereupon he gently laid her down on the floor . |
| 2 | She felt the fence give a little and then it literally threw her back into the arms of the man with the mask . |
| 3 | He suddenly swung her up into his arms , looking down at her with burning eyes . |
| 4 | But a few moments later , in Simon 's cottage , when he pulled up a chair to the fire and gently pressed her down into it , she managed to say , ‘ You — knew … |
| 5 | ‘ I never thought to see this day , ’ he murmured , as he rose to his feet and gently pulled her up to him . |
| 6 | He gently pulled her out of the chair and , kissing her , said , ‘ Come to bed . ’ |
| 7 | He pulled a low seat from under the bed and gently eased her down to it . |
| 8 | Suddenly , George placed a finger to his lips and , taking Elizabeth by the arm , gently pushed her down into the grass . |
| 9 | After a few minutes , he raised her to her feet , and gently pushed her back on the bed . |
| 10 | The masked robber finally bundled her out of her Honda Accord then sped off . |
| 11 | Holding her notes like a fan , she walked slowly out into the open , but the heavy heat from the leaden sky soon drove her back into the shade . |
| 12 | Her hearers found it difficult to believe that this screaming was involuntary ; some thought she was drunk , or ill , or possessed by an evil spirit , but most of them just wanted her out of the way : ‘ some wished she was on the sea in a bottomless boat ’ . |
| 13 | We were given a reliable position for this vessel and soon picked her up on our radar when we were able to close and positively identify her . |
| 14 | They promptly chucked her out of the bed and breakfast hotel and she and the baby are sleeping on a relative 's floor . |
| 15 | The Colonel always sought her out on the Thursday of her visit , and in the past few years he had , in the most circumspect manner , pressed his suit . |
| 16 | The strange , wild feeling that usually drove her down to the sea was beginning to thump in her bosom . |
| 17 | And then , as if the slight sound which had broken from her throat was a signal , he quickly scooped her up in his arms , wading swiftly through the shallow water towards the sandy shore . |
| 18 | Although he always sent her out with new clothes that should have made her embody his idea of elegance , he was resigned to the fact that she would return in a version far removed from his original concept . |
| 19 | She received a charming welcome from Monique Lavaux , and a boisterous one from Marie-Christine , who promptly dragged her off to her room to see the wedding dress she was making for herself , in fold after fold of shimmering ivory brocade . |
| 20 | So I intended to try flying her for the assembly , and carefully got her down to her flying weight . |
| 21 | Some scholars have assumed that the Minoans worshipped a Great Goddess , the Mediterranean ‘ Magna Mater ’ , and that they later divided her up into a series of more specialized divinities . |
| 22 | Out of the kindness of their enormous hearts , the giants had lifted her out of her icy misery and carefully put her down in the warmer waters where she was to be found today . |
| 23 | Summoning her courage , she pushed past him into the gangway between the stalls , then leapt aside as a porter nearly ran her over with a loaded trolley . |
| 24 | Nearly pushed her out of the door . |
| 25 | ‘ We eventually tracked her down at this dreadful apartment block . |
| 26 | Ebbo , added Charles , often took her up on this promise . |
| 27 | She told me I was the only person she could trust , though I often saw her around with other people , misplaced people , I suppose . |
| 28 | She was glad to see Alice , began talking in a heavy tired voice about how the old woman had her running up and down the stairs , even got her up in the middle of the night . |
| 29 | Sister Cecilia held out a hand towards her , saying , ‘ Come child , come , ’ then led her out of the room , through the corridor , upstairs , and into her cubicle . |
| 30 | ‘ Brilliant , was n't it he remarked , as he clumsily helped her on with her coat . |