Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] her [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He came to her , taking her hands and drawing her to her feet , just standing there looking down at her as she found herself quite incapable of resisting .
2 I not only require total dependence , sabiha tieghi , ’ he teased , steering her back to the shadowy bed , and drawing her into his arms against the rumpled linen sheets .
3 The cry acted like cold water , flung in her face and bringing her to her senses .
4 He was straightening slightly , slipping his free hand round her waist and gathering her against him .
5 ‘ I can easily go back to normal , ’ Maggie got out quickly but he reached out and captured her hand , spinning her towards him and catching her in his arms .
6 Her father stared down at her before taking hold of her arm and pulling her to her feet .
7 He stood abruptly , picking up the parcels and pulling her to her feet , his hand firmly on her arm , his face back to derision .
8 Grabbing hold of that girl and pulling her into my chest is like a thousand dreams exploding , and her fragrance rocks me on my heels .
9 Isabel opened her mouth to protest at this cavalier treatment of her clothing , only to shut it again in alarm when he took a step forward and leaned over her , bracing his hands on the mattress and trapping her between them .
10 ‘ It was a long time ago , ’ Roman said softly , slipping his arm round her waist and holding her against him as they walked .
11 Helping with her physiotherapy and supporting her through what was very painful treatment .
12 When the olive-skinned Valentino was seen kidnapping a white girl and taking her to his tent where he seduced her , cinema audiences were treated to a franker exposé of naked lust on the screen than they had ever seen before .
13 The office drivers buying her fierce Singha beer and teaching her to dance the Ramwong , and her library assistants taking her to markets and on river trips , bringing her sticky cakes and jasmine garlands and inviting her to their homes .
14 And he was laughing er , and chasing her with it .
15 Travis swore and bent down , stripping away the blankets and lifting her into his arms without any effort at all .
16 There was no arguing with that and Jenna had visions of Alain simply giving her the ride and leaving her to it .
17 He moved swiftly , catching her and spinning her into his arms .
18 The Emperor , however , had not sought power simply in order to dazzle contemporaries with spectacle , but rather with the aim of putting France in the forefront of general progress and restoring her to what he considered to be her rightful place in Europe .
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