Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [verb] she [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a noticeable hesitation before Tamar rose and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 2 | I rose and faced her across the table . |
| 3 | He finished dressing , then came and held her by the shoulders , kissing her lightly on the mouth . |
| 4 | Father bought the cheeses on a counter-account with Mrs Thomas : he took the cheeses she made and supplied her with the equivalent value of goods and animal foods . |
| 5 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 6 | When he turned and saw her on the ground he strode back , hunkering down beside her . |
| 7 | He sighed and took her by the arm . |
| 8 | He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen . |
| 9 | Peter nodded and drew her to the rail of the river-walk to look over the side . |
| 10 | Frantically she tried to escape from his tightening grip , but he merely laughed and trapped her against the hatch with his body . |
| 11 | He looked momentarily surprised and then , after throwing Luke a somewhat triumphant look , he smiled and took her by the hand , and led her through into the living-room . |
| 12 | Dreamer came up to Tallis and tugged and twisted her from the frozen ground . |
| 13 | Laura gave Jacqui a clear brief about the sort of dresses and blouses she wanted and sent her to the Victoria and Albert Museum to research styles . |