Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] him see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fighting an impulse to back away , Gina forced herself to hold her ground , refusing to let him see how his nearness made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in anticipation of conflict . |
| 2 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 3 | To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness . |
| 4 | Even that slight contact sent a shudder through her body , but she fought it , refusing to let him see how he could move her . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's right , ’ said Dad , somewhat magisterially , when I went to him later and told him what she 'd said , trying to make him see how demented it was . |
| 6 | She loved this man , and he seemed determined , because of some misplaced sense of responsibility , to keep them together , yet she was trying to make him see that it just could n't be — for his own sake . |