Example sentences of "[verb] her [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while these were unfortunate , and inclined to make Rachel crumple up her forehead and lecture her on the scientific method and the importance of mental clarity , there was no real danger in such remarks . |
| 2 | might tempt her to the wrong thoughts . |
| 3 | Starving her until the next evening , he coaxed her with pony nuts into a stall which Raimundo used for branding and saddling bigger horses , which was so narrow she could n't turn round . |
| 4 | When the fish are placed in the breeding tank courtship will normally start within minutes , the male displaying to the female and driving her into the floating mops . |
| 5 | Her General Practitioner referred her to the surgical Outpatients Clinic where the surgeon examined her and placed her on the waiting list for stripping ( removal ) of varicose veins . |
| 6 | The coroner , Harold Price , heard at Walthamstow Coroner 's Court in north-east London that baby Kim 's GP and health visitor referred her to the social services on the day she died , said it was vital that such referrals should be made as soon as possible . |
| 7 | Blood tests revealed Louise 's haemoglobin level was down and doctors referred her to the local hospital . |
| 8 | The test came back positive and Fiona 's doctor referred her to the top London expert in toxoplasma . |
| 9 | She refused the cold remains of the fish and chips , so he took the whole package out to the dustbin at the front of the house ( no need to worry her about the Sweet murder if she did n't know — and it appeared she did n't ) . |
| 10 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
| 11 | She 'd firmly resisted her mother 's oft-repeated efforts to tempt her with the power-packed vegetable which she 'd seen the singing sailor-man so often greedily guzzle straight from the can . |
| 12 | In the second case , that where the wife agrees to become surety at the instance of her husband though she does not understand the effect of the document or the nature of the transaction , her failure to do so may be the result of the husband 's actually misleading her , but in any case it could hardly ever occur without some impropriety on his part even if that impropriety consisted only in his neglect to inform her of the exact nature of that to which she is willing blindly , ignorantly or mistakenly to assent . |
| 13 | He often visited her in the early months , talking as if the passive figure in the background was n't there . |
| 14 | Old friends who had forgotten her during the hard times . |
| 15 | With a shriek of delight she threw herself at Maggie , enveloping her in the warmest of embraces . |
| 16 | In the meantime , while your kitten is polishing her hunting skills by stalking your feet , you can introduce her to the civilised way to eat . |
| 17 | Things that filled her with joy and drew her into the everyday lives of the two people she had loved for so many lonely years . |
| 18 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 19 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
| 20 | Lifting her with effortless strength to her feet , he cradled her against the hard strength of his own body . |
| 21 | She said that the sale provided her with the out-of-print material needed for research . |
| 22 | This provided her with the ideal opportunity to research and write a book about the local food , which resulted in the publication of The Taste of Cyprus ( Interworld Publications , £5.95 ) , an enjoyable look at seasonal Cypriot cooking . |
| 23 | When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found . |
| 24 | ‘ Her legs were bandaged in leather swathes , protecting her from the long , cruel needles of the prickly pear . |
| 25 | A Salvation Army boy who was studying medicine invited her to the Christian Union . |
| 26 | Marina had that fabulous Gauloise and gin thee-ay-tah voice : which is why Jay had got to know her in the first place . |
| 27 | ( The truth is I do n't want to forgive her , because it will free her from the grappling irons I have on her . |
| 28 | Perhaps too the journey had reminded her of the dreadful certainty that within a few years her beauty would fade , and all these inflated hopes and fears had combined to produce a mood of abandon utterly foreign to her that had found its culmination in that jungle storm . |
| 29 | Her bedside book , often reread , was Anthony Trollope 's The Small House at Allington but tonight it could no longer translate her to the reassuring , comfortable , nostalgic world of Barsetshire , to croquet on Mrs Dale 's lawn and dinner at the squire 's table . |
| 30 | She was not there and after running frantically around the garden he eventually found her beside the old hanging tree at the bottom of the path . |