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

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1 I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life .
2 When Ludovico came back to the apartment with food for lunch and found her stripped to the waist , washing herself in the cracked kitchen sink , he immediately started making love to her , pushing her back until the taps dug into her .
3 I went looking for Mathilda and found her working in the buttery with the other maids .
4 Depression now wrapped itself about her , making concentration difficult , while the thought of Silas holding Doreen in his arms brought a sudden flare of honesty that caused her to admit she was jealous .
5 Zitney fixed her with the kind of look that made her feel electric all over .
6 But the attack , when it came , came from an entirely unexpected quarter , leaving her completely without defence , as in one easy move he thrust his long fingers into her mane of hair and pulled her to him , his mouth silencing the startled cry on her lips .
7 But soon after he had a change of heart and left her .
8 She felt sick , but was relieved to feel something : the weight of the food in her stomach did something to counteract the sense of unreality that afflicted her .
9 Her arrival , and the exclamations of admiration that greeted her , succeeded in defusing the last of the tension caused by Geoffrey 's tactless remarks .
10 ‘ It took some time to bring your sister to a reasonable state of mind and to prevent her following Garry back to London .
11 It was a new and subtle torment , and she writhed beneath the thrill of his touch , feverishly arching against the eddying bands of tension that enticed her towards some undreamed-of zenith .
12 The result is a set of pictures that expose her as a fabulous vamp with more definition than Wolf and more powerful pectorals than Panther .
13 It was the memory of the sparkling waters of Tenerife that helped her with her imaging , and her joy in at last succeeding in that therapy was immense and infectious .
14 I gave Fenella a handful of loose change for cups of tea and told her I was just popping out to ‘ see to Armstrong ’ and I 'd be back in an hour .
15 They led her into the interview-room , gave her a cup of tea and got her to sign the consent form — somewhat of a formality as the child was already in Theatre by this time , but at least that way they were covered in the event of any repercussions .
16 He even made a pot of tea and poured her a cup when she got up for work .
17 He came into the kitchen with her , perching upon one of units and watching her as she boiled the kettle and took down a couple of mugs .
18 In the early hours of 9th January , 1969 , Vigilant sighted the suspect vessel entering the River Swale near the Isle of Sheppey and followed her in at a safe distance .
19 Ender , 33 , is unlikely now to produce the kind of speed that helped her break no fewer than 27 world records during her distinguished career .
20 The American Mary Vorse published her remarkable Autobiography of an Elderly Woman in 1911 , which reflects at length on the reversal of roles that left her ‘ contriving to get my own way , for all the world like a naughty , elderly child , while my daughter was worrying about my headstrong ways as if she was my mother instead of my being hers . ’
21 As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect .
22 Claudia wished she could stop shaking ; the touch of his hard body against hers had started up a whirlpool of emotion that left her wanting to run until she had put miles between them .
23 Maybe they would remake Anna Karenina when she was an actress , and everyone would be amazed that such a young girl could project such depths of emotion and hail her as the new Garbo .
24 She shook her head , trying to clear the hot rush of blood that made her feel strangely dizzy .
25 Jack went past Resus and hailed her , and she popped out into the corridor .
26 Cheap Mo cheap ’ and Magill came out from behind his flat-topped mahogany desk with a shout of laughter and hugged her and patted her bottom .
27 Then Sylvie walked towards Katherine and pecked her lightly on the cheek .
28 Dexter detected her change of mood and examined her quizzically .
29 ‘ Confessionale , ’ the priest smiled at Molly and took another genteel sip of wine and surprised her .
30 He took a mouthful of wine and regarded her , propping one hand against his head .
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