Example sentences of "[verb] she [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |
| 2 | Aggie persevered with the kitten and when it was time to get it neutered she went along to the local vet , who informed her that the tomcat was in fact a ‘ she ’ . |
| 3 | The whistling and clicking of fingers roused Joy 's attention , so collecting her pad then pen she wandered over to the table on the right . |
| 4 | For one moment he hesitated , provoking her to give in to the gentle malice which settled inside her . |
| 5 | He listened to it , trying to will her to the phone ; imagining her coming back to the flat after being out ; she might hear the phone from the street … now she would put the key in the lock … now running up the stairs … now dashing in , dripping , short of breath , to grab the receiver … now … now . |
| 6 | I 've seen her going along to the library regularly , pretty well every night . |
| 7 | All right , dear John did n't like her going up to the loft , especially when he was out of the house . |
| 8 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 9 | Phil Bellto , 46 , not only reads the post to the blind former civil servant , but even takes her washing around to the launderette . |
| 10 | He stood and watched her walk back to the house and then he went back to his work . |
| 11 | After her quarter-final defeat by Jennifer Capriati I was very happy to see her get through to the final of the US Open , only to be beaten by Monica Seles , unfortunately . |
| 12 | A vision of the other woman 's mocking green eyes very nearly sent her running back to the safety of her own room , but having come this far she was determined to see this thing through , come what may . |
| 13 | Jennifer remembered Tristram 's face grinning through the wall , and the firm warm clasp of his hand as he reached through to her ; she remembered a night when the moonlight was like mercury on the trees — and she remembered her own sudden cry of love and joy , which Mrs Prynn had thought was the deadly shriek of a mandrake and which had caused her to go down to the lower scullery to see if Jennifer was safe . |
| 14 | As she heard him come back she refrained from looking out of her window , nor did she go down to the corridor outside his room when , a little later , she heard him groaning as he always did in the grip of a nightmare . |
| 15 | ‘ Did she go back to the name Tatham ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Then did she fly down to the Stones and among them , grieving for eagles and men alike , who now stood mute around her , pointing as great Stones up to the sky . |
| 17 | I said I did n't but I 'd passed her coming in to the party . ’ |
| 18 | When Nora came she would get her to run up to the flat and root out that paste thing she 'd once bought on a whim at Selfridges . |
| 19 | It was n't crucial at this stage to get her to step on to the glove repeatedly ; it was more important for her to develop the right attitude to the whole process . |
| 20 | Glancing at her , he frowned , and reached to twist her face round to the moonlight . |
| 21 | He wanted her to go down to the river with him . |