Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] to him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They came to a lurching pontoon , where she clung to him in excitement , her eyes enormous at the sight of four enormous man-sized earwigs calmly waiting for the ferryboat . |
| 2 | He was transporting her to another world , and she responded to him with uninhibited abandon . |
| 3 | A mumbled , incoherent sound bubbled and surfaced in her throat , and she clung to him for support , her fingers twisting in the silk of his shirt . |
| 4 | Perkin on her other side was saying contritely , ‘ Sorry , darling , sorry , ’ and she turned to him with ever-ready forgiveness , the adult of the pair . |
| 5 | She was afraid that he would wake Peter if she talked to him in the hall . |
| 6 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 7 | She did not reply to his cards , and when she spoke to him on the telephone he said she always declined his invitations firmly . |
| 8 | Luke 's teasing threw a new light on the situation , and Folly forgot her nervousness as she turned to him in indignation , spluttering as the sudden movement sent a wave of bubbling water splashing across her face . |