Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " . |
| 32 | She had not been far behind him , and yet had heard no sound to prepare her for this . |
| 33 | The night before her operation Mrs Fellows was prescribed a sedative to help her relax and sleep because she admitted that she felt very nervous . |
| 34 | The mortals believed that she was the provider of great riches until a seven-headed monster called The Cabinet destroyed her with the Golden Hair of Heseltine . |
| 35 | But when she takes a step towards me I find I 've crossed the kitchen to meet her . |
| 36 | Amaranth descended alone at twelve-thirty , pink and pampered , and called a cab to take her to the Black Chapati in Circus Parade . |
| 37 | There was a silence in Cadfael 's workshop in the herb garden , once Hugh had told the full story of Saint Winifred 's odyssey , and how , and in what mood , Robert Beaumont had entered the contest to possess her . |
| 38 | It was several minutes before he had found the courage to ask her how she had got to the beach . |
| 39 | He had never found the nerve to ask her out . |
| 40 | During the rebellion of 1715 she was reported as having hired a chaise to take her to Scotland to see her half-brother , ‘ James III ’ . |
| 41 | A year or two younger than her brother she had refused every match offered her , maintaining instead a state of determined independence . |
| 42 | I was amazed by her self-control , and could not understand why Mr Rochester had not asked the police to arrest her , or at least dismissed her from his service . |
| 43 | One of Luke Hunter 's ‘ usual harem ’ would n't have wanted a porter to chaperon her . |
| 44 | My dear , one had positively risked an influenza to bring her some good cheer , and to what end ? |
| 45 | Her husband had begged the Judge to spare her a jail sentence . |
| 46 | It was enough that he should have taken the trouble to visit her and offer his apologies . |
| 47 | History had tried to repeat itself , she realised bitterly ; she 'd allowed a man to sweep her off her feet with honeyed words — just as her mother had before her . |
| 48 | Some time after , not having received a reply , they had sent the eunuch to fetch her . |
| 49 | This year when June Bascome is taking advantage of this generous offer , she will be accompanied by Hilary ; as Jochen has very kindly extended the invitation to include her this time . |
| 50 | Shortly after moving into The Kilns , Minto had engaged a gardener to help her with the eight acres of ground . |
| 51 | She told Anne that the man , Ronald , had sent a taxi to take her to the dance and had bought her a casket of chocolates as they went in , but she had felt uneasy several times during the evening . |
| 52 | She had guessed by that time that , since he had n't yet stated why he 'd waited an hour to see her , he was saving what he 'd come to tell her until they were inside her flat . |