Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Increasing financial difficulties became another problem when Rotha Lintorn Orman 's mother cut her allowance , believing that the BF had been taken over by disreputable elements , who lived off her daughter 's money and manipulated her by making her increasingly dependent on alcohol and drugs . |
| 2 | During the first consultation a great deal of time was taken up listening to Maxine 's story and reassuring her that her problem was not incapable of being solved , although at that stage I was not quite certain how long this would take . |
| 3 | The governor immediately raised his glass in Flavia Sherman 's direction and complimented her elaborately on her French ancestry and the " astonishing combination " of her beauty and her two fine sons . |
| 4 | ‘ I did my teacher 's bit and told her to stay on until she got her leaving certificate . |
| 5 | ‘ There was a time recently when a friend of mine said she was in love and could I look up the man in question 's chart and tell her the truth ? |
| 6 | Any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this man 's presence and told her to steer clear . |
| 7 | In 1872 , Thomas Paterson , another jet worker , came home very drunk , got hold of his wife 's hair and pulled her out of bed . |
| 8 | On the spectator 's left ( fig. 127 ) a Lapith drags down a Centaur who with right hand against the ground resists the pressure while his left is still buried in a woman 's hair and drags her down with him as she claws at his beard with back-stretched hand . |
| 9 | I try yelling in a Rasta 's earhole while waving her snap in front of his eyes . |
| 10 | He contacted her when he heard of her research into women 's self-defence and invited her to his surgery . |
| 11 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 12 | She barged past police , threw her arms around Diana 's neck and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 13 | At an auspicious moment the groom threw a gold chain over the bride 's neck and presented her with a wedding dress and jewels . |
| 14 | Then he went upstairs to Marita 's bedroom and ordered her and her stepfather into a car . |
| 15 | Bunny noticed Stella 's distress and patted her on the shoulder . |
| 16 | She 'd jab a finger into Ariel 's side and clutch her . |
| 17 | the Egyptians moved the 48 m ship to a purpose-built museum alongside the King 's pyramid and put her on display last year . |
| 18 | But instead , the consultant at Middlesbrough General Hospital discontinued efforts to induce Mrs Busuttil 's labour and sent her home . |
| 19 | One day in 1915 he arrived in Berthe Weill 's gallery and begged her to come and look at his stone heads . |
| 20 | Perhaps he would take her into Tommy 's Bar and buy her a cup of coffee . |
| 21 | He joked and playacted , then put his arm round one 's waist and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 22 | Yanto curled his arm around Sheila 's waist and guided her towards the river bank . |
| 23 | Beth chided , tugging at the girl 's smock and edging her away . |
| 24 | Leith had been at G Vasey Ltd for two months when Sebastian , with his usual exuberance , came home from his travel agent 's job and told her that he was flying off to India on Friday for a holiday . |
| 25 | Kate grabbed the shoulder of her daughter 's tee-shirt and dragged her to the cell door . |
| 26 | Whatever the circumstances — and they are conflicting — White acquired Hannah Beswick 's body and embalmed her , almost certainly by methods recommended by William Hunter , his former tutor . |
| 27 | Apparently some villain , hot with his own juices , had bought Meg 's body and used her carnally before plunging a knife between her ribs . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm — fond of Travis — very fond , ’ she stated , then caught the dangerous glint in her employer 's eye that assured her that her prevarication was n't going down too well . |
| 29 | Now you 'd better get out to where you are going before I change my mind and dash upstairs into Great-gran 's room and tell her where you 're going first , before you join your men pals . |
| 30 | Later that evening , when the Labrador had been handed over to its rejoicing owners , Sophie went into Joanna 's room and found her looking pensive . |