Example sentences of "her [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | He held her away to arm 's length , his kindly brown eyes sweeping her face as though searching for clues . |
| 32 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 33 | And , as they worked , Lucy 's imagination carried her away to the bush , causing her to torture herself with thoughts of Doreen 's fingers sliding down Silas 's arm to clasp his hand . |
| 34 | Up until yesterday , when the whole thing had taken shape and he had whisked her away to Rocamar , she had simply been his confidante — at least , that was how she had seen herself , and she 'd assumed that was how he saw her too . |
| 35 | But he was smiling broadly as he held her away to arm 's length . |
| 36 | And that fellow of Benedetta 's who helped her away to Shrewsbury when the Welsh took the town ? |
| 37 | Sara moved away from the window and curiosity took her downstairs to the courtyard . |
| 38 | He held a knife to her throat , sexually assaulted her and dragged her outside to the garden where she was forced to perform obscene acts . |
| 39 | He was waiting for her outside and wasted little time in virtually hustling her outside to where his car was waiting for them . |
| 40 | He carried her easily to Uncle Philip 's armed chair and settled her down , drawing the electric fire near to her on its cord . |
| 41 | But in Anselm 's eyes , her wearing of the veil bound her irretrievably to the monastic life : to draw back now was to take the road to damnation . |
| 42 | He had to make mock of her because otherwise he would have knelt down again and — cradled her close to him to comfort her . |
| 43 | Maureen had borrowed a wheelchair for her mother and wheeled her close to the altar to see Anne and John married , then drove her home until the Nuptial Mass was over . |
| 44 | He had always seemed grimly determined never to let her close to him , except physically , and in bed he had wanted her almost too much . |
| 45 | And he was turning her around , hauling her close to him in a quick , masterful movement . |
| 46 | ‘ You know I 'm going to have to kiss you first , ’ he murmured seductively , dragging her close to his body . |
| 47 | He pushed through the swing doors and was gone , leaving her close to tears and frantically worried that she had upset him for ever . |
| 48 | His abrupt departure left her close to collapse . |
| 49 | ‘ You , nervous ! ’ she scoffed , and did n't resist when he took her in his arms , cradling her close to his heart . |
| 50 | She hoped very much to meet someone this morning , Dorothea perhaps , or Alida Thorne , or Mrs Bottingley , wife of the Rector , for they might invite her home to coffee and she could confide in them . |
| 51 | In November 1985 , she took her home to Mr Reich , an American electrician in Texas . |
| 52 | She told them everything , right up to the fact that two of the notorious Felton brothers had actually brought her home to this very street , only to find there was no home to go to . |
| 53 | TV REPORTER Michael Nicholson told last night how he smuggled a nine-year-old girl out of war-torn Yugoslavia and took her home to his family . |
| 54 | I read a nice one once , all about a poor girl who was found in the snow with a lost memory by a young and 'andsome squire that took her home to 'is castle and — ’ |
| 55 | Then the king 's son took her home to his father 's palace , and they were married , and lived happily for many years . |
| 56 | Of course that does n't mean that she does n't leave her home to work , it just means that the home is where she visualizes herself , wherever she is … |
| 57 | Mabel was too cold to move so he had to lift her out and carried her home to Mum . |
| 58 | When the revolt collapsed and Judith was released , Charles rode out with his uncle Drogo bishop of Metz to escort her home to a ceremonial reception at Aachen in February 831 . |
| 59 | He took her home to the cottage near the canteen . |
| 60 | She would not allow it to open up and expose her directly to the moon , and to the distant but approaching dragon . |