Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun] [to-vb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her tiny figure shook with new-found sensations and her hands lifted in an involuntary gesture to touch her tingling breasts . |
| 2 | Then , in the final sentence , they are saying that since the girl did not meet those criteria they felt ‘ unable to override ’ the statutory provisions in section 6(3) ( a ) , i.e. , they felt that in her case there was not sufficient to justify them requiring an over-subscribed school to accept her contrary to their admissions policy . |
| 3 | But that was when the duchess was part of the charmed inner circle of royals , with an extensive staff to help her carry out official duties . |
| 4 | It was a strange thing to have said , an odd way to reassure her . |
| 5 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 6 | The only passion involved in this operation was an overmastering desire to see her nailed down in a brown box . |
| 7 | that 's an unfair reason to give her ! |
| 8 | But the dependence is mutual : Decibel needs an imaginative creator to invent her , and without the creative impetus represented by written genres , it is hinted that the powers of the imagination will slowly die . |
| 9 | Piers asked Alyssia pleasantly , and she again felt as though they were both making an enormous effort to include her in what they would have preferred to be an intimate tête-à-tête . |
| 10 | " You probably think I 'm an obstinate swine to make her live here on Lord Jim . |
| 11 | The plump man who , unfortunately , did n't have an up-to-date snapshot to send her , may just turn out to be that elusive Mr Right . |
| 12 | Someone had laid out knee-high duckboards to cross the snow , and Lucenzo shot out an imperious hand to help her on to the low platform . |