Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin asked her . |
| 2 | ‘ My name is Miriam Levy , ’ she said , her strong voice belying her embarrassment , but before she could continue Karlinsky interrupted her . |
| 3 | The price tag made her wince . |
| 4 | That was impossible , because the heat and the champagne made her feel dizzy , till she felt she could hardly concentrate . |
| 5 | She was tired , emotionally and physically tired , and the champagne made her cease to worry about whether she was right to allow the Burgermeister to cosset her with flowers and champagne . |
| 6 | Houghton asked her to instruct Gregson to call him as soon as he could . |
| 7 | Perhaps the presence of her young mistress made her desist from talk ; Emily would address her in high tones as a servant , no more , although the woman was her only companion . |
| 8 | But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward . |
| 9 | Her insistence on setting up lone stations cut off from the central missionary settlement led her into conflict with the authorities , who often thwarted her persistent applications to go further ‘ up-country ’ . |
| 10 | Mona and Sheila met her at Dublin Airport and the three sisters drove to Great Meadow in Mona 's car . |
| 11 | The English representative on the board asked her whether she 'd like to work for the company in Switzerland , as resident copywriter ( for Jane was bright , though she despised the ‘ profession ’ ) . |
| 12 | Scarlet interrupted her . |
| 13 | ‘ I promise I 'll think of others before myself in future , ’ she said , and her Mum hugged her tight . |
| 14 | Georgina 's civility made her feel queasy . |
| 15 | Matilda leapt into Miss Honey 's arms and hugged her , and Miss Honey hugged her back , and then the mother and father and brother were inside the car and the car was pulling away with the tyres screaming . |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ Maria interrupted her , ‘ she 's staying with me . ’ |
| 17 | Kelly made her escape . |
| 18 | Sarah asked her . |
| 19 | An angry exclamation made her wince . |
| 20 | Wondering what on earth I 'd ever seen in that … that — for a moment the description failed her — that ruthless , dangerous stranger . |
| 21 | And Ximena 's heart failed her , and she asked the Cid if peradventure God would deliver him from these enemies . |
| 22 | But her heart failed her again when she looked towards the tower , and at the high princess sitting by her window , all dressed in fur and silver . |
| 23 | Oh , God , her heart failed her . |
| 24 | For her sister 's sake Fabia kept smiling , though her heart failed her that this lady — be she wife , housekeeper or both — knew no English . |
| 25 | He more than filled the gap left by Alex ; his presence animated her with a mysterious excitement . |
| 26 | Bernie Scholtz passed her on the iron stairs as she was hurrying out . |
| 27 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 28 | Bernard enveloped her in his arms . |
| 29 | Influenced by these dreams , beautiful mornings seemed to mock her waking despair , but once she had shaken herself free from their shades , sun , sky , trees and birds enveloped her like a benediction . |
| 30 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |