Example sentences of "[to-vb] out [conj] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had trouble , when she began to cry , her face that of a heartbroken child 's , not to reach out and hold her one last time . |
| 2 | He wanted to reach out and wrap her in his arms , to hold her tight and comfort her , but he had been wrong before . |
| 3 | Yet , though she longed to flee from him , to put huge distances between them , there was something drawing her , some mystery in him that seemed to reach out and take her in its clutches . |
| 4 | I want to reach out and touch her , like she 's just been bereaved . |
| 5 | ‘ Calm yourself , Theda , ’ he said gently , not daring to reach out and touch her , in case his own forced calm should desert him . |
| 6 | ‘ I am sure that Michelle would rather John had n't been married to Alison , but that does n't mean to say she is going to go out and murder her , let alone involve her much-loved sister in the crime ’ . |
| 7 | I want to shout out and stop her , but I ca n't get no sound out . |
| 8 | The girl moved a few slow paces down the empty platform — she had asked me not to get out and help her — and then she stopped . |