Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] her " in BNC.

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1 Wilful and wasteful of such innocent , joyful music , Mordkovitch wrenched at the tempi , disregarded the dynamics and , showing a wanton unfeelingness for the orchestra 's commendable attempts to accommodate her in a notey accompaniment , trailed Yuasa reeling in her wake .
2 She had the sad and deflated appearance of somebody who had once lived life to the full but now had only the memories of such times to sustain her — like a galleon whose sails sag limply round the masts where once they have billowed majestically .
3 The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar .
4 Develop skills to enable her ( the nurse ) , to assist in the implementation of nursing care under the direction of a first level nurse .
5 Fen , it seemed , had foreseen such an eventuality , hence his attempts to evict her .
6 In both of the novels a heroine is involved for committing herself to do something important enough only as itself for example , Elizabeth Bennet walks three fatiguing miles to Netherfield to pay a visit to her ill sister ; Fanny Price opposes her cousins ' attempts to include her in amateur theatricals .
7 There was a lock of Caroline 's hair to be cut , and plaster casts of her face and hands to be taken : ‘ I saw the great paws of those louts touching her and covering her face with plaster .
8 ‘ She was running up debts , and when her full-time employment ceased not only did she have her alcohol problem but also had a number of clothing clubs pursuing her . ’
9 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 .
10 Competence in teaching means having sufficient insight into the teacher 's own weaknesses , strengths and preferences to enable her to adapt her methods so that she is comfortable in using them .
11 Indeed , so pressing were the requests to see her , and no doubt her eccentric widower as well , that Martin Van Butchell was obliged to place an announcement in the St James 's Chronicle on 21 October 1775 , restricting the hours for viewing and putting conditions on those who wished to view .
12 ‘ Lie back … ’ he said thickly , his long fingers touching her boldly , and he stroked that throbbing pulse with authority and experience , his mouth against hers , his strong hand between her silken thighs .
13 Yet the thought of being cooped up indoors for another few hours made her feel almost suicidal .
14 Her lack of caution led the trackers to sting her with rubber bullets , and since the summer , she has been much more shy .
15 Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure .
16 She was receiving oxygen and had to be raised every 30 minutes to enable her to clear sputum from her lungs , a process with which the father assisted .
17 In 1988 Gil Guilemette , of Montreal , was charged with ‘ criminal mischief and loitering ’ in his attempts to meet her .
18 The night became a blur of faces , trees , light and dark , the scents of the woods enveloping her as she stirred the warm night air with her urgent flight .
19 McIllvanney must have been Billingsley 's source for the policeman 's information about my boat and my plans to repair her .
20 Laughing , she dodged his attempts to catch her and ran to the door .
21 Her investments provided her with an annual income of well over a million dollars , in addition to the trusts and investments left to her directly by her husband .
22 But it took 10 minutes to haul her out and attempts to revive her failed .
23 Despite desperate attempts to revive her , the trace remained stubbornly flat , until in the end they had to give up .
24 His fingers scorched her as they trailed through her hair , making her spine tingle .
25 For health reasons she returned to England in 1883 , but her husband 's appointment in 1886 as Italian and Greek correspondent for The Times drew her back to Italy , where she lived in Rome until 1897 .
26 His evidence was to help place Mrs Dyer on the scaffold , as was his wife Polly 's , who testified that her mother had at times visited her with various small children who seemed to disappear overnight .
27 Her appetite for life , boundless energy and numerous gifts and graces made her an all-round person .
28 big massive fat woman right , and she was just walking about this conference , you know where she 's not supposed to be , and all these shoulders stab her right ?
29 His arms went round her and eased her against his chest , and the brush of his body hair against her nipples made her cry out .
30 While , behind her , on silent feet , a dark man with hooded eyes stalked her .
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