Example sentences of "she [adv] [to-vb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had that dreadful Lady Usk thought better of it , or was she out to torture her victim , playing a waiting game ? |
| 2 | Nor was she about to lose her jacket to a gaggle of overdressed hooligans . |
| 3 | What if she had had a threatening letter which worried her enough to make her turn to pills ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The same gentleman ’ persuaded her not to put her name to the pamphlet for fear of the ‘ Malice ’ of men who ‘ greedily … suck in anything to the prejudice of A Woman ’ . |
| 5 | Imagining her to be delicate , he was anxious for her not to strain her voice . |
| 6 | One of my cats , unassuming and docile by nature most of the time , turns into a wild tiger if I have to hold her still to give her medicine . |
| 7 | She had to twist around to follow him , and still her elbow and shoulder screamed ; she fell back as he let her go , pushing her slightly to make her stagger . |
| 8 | She felt that it was up to her now to protect her mother : Mama , do come to the House of Commons with me . |
| 9 | Now in that sense , you 're not telling him how to do his job , or her how to do her job , you 're actually offering some material . |
| 10 | ‘ We taught her how to blow her nose with confetti on a tray , and clearing her nose at bedtime helps stop her coughing at night . ’ |
| 11 | She taught her how to write her name , how to put the paper in an envelope to be posted to Gloria . |
| 12 | Charlotte was aware of Golding 's eyes watching her closely to gauge her reaction . |
| 13 | In the two years they had been operating , Stephen had taught her never to lose her temper with the guests , however unreasonable , but to try to win them over . |