Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You , nervous ! ’ she scoffed , and did n't resist when he took her in his arms , cradling her close to his heart . |
| 2 | Her smile slowly broadened , then , without warning , she launched herself at him , knocking him on to his back , her kisses overwhelming him . |
| 3 | Then , unexpectedly , he reached up and covered her hand with his own , pressing it firmly to his shoulder . |
| 4 | When they reach their destination , the driver stops the car beneath a rare working streetlamp and his passenger feels a tremor of recognition , but is reassured by Valentin that he has heard all the jokes before and he wo n't be passing them on to his mother . |
| 5 | Was there no thought of sending him back to his father ? ’ |
| 6 | Henry sent envoy after envoy to Richard in the hope of calling him back to his side , but not even when he used an ambassador as distinguished as the Archbishop of Canterbury was his son to be persuaded . |
| 7 | The assistant began banging his calculator on the ground and holding it up to his ear |
| 8 | Holding it close to his face between two big hands , speaking to the picture , he said , ‘ Sweet child . |
| 9 | Unsure of whether she does owe him an explanation , of how much of her perspective she can get across in a conversation , and unwilling to let go of the London Kate who has broken through to the surface , she is ashamed of her suspicions of his reasons for asking her back to his place and agrees . |
| 10 | She was packing his stuff and I was bringing him upstairs to his room like away from her like . |
| 11 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 12 | Frankie 's On brought him full circle in a way , taking him back to his music hall roots with its audience involvement . |
| 13 | ‘ You know I 'm going to have to kiss you first , ’ he murmured seductively , dragging her close to his body . |
| 14 | He glanced at his watch , bringing it close to his face because of the poor light . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's right , ’ said Michael agreeably , lifting her on to his knee . |
| 16 | She had deliberately kept out of his way until now , leaving the task of showing him upstairs to his godmother 's room to Mrs Diggory . |
| 17 | North also managed to slip a piece of paper ( ’ Next time you are in Washington please contact me , my name is Oliver North ’ ) into the hand of Alfonso Robelo , a contra leader , in a reception line ; Robelo then had the problem of transferring it invisibly to his pocket . |