Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wordlessly , she allowed him to lead her on to the roadway and down the hill towards home . |
| 2 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 3 | Kate said nothing , just allowed him to lead her out into the winter sunshine towards the waiting car . |
| 4 | Pray that they may be people who rely on God 's healing and allow him to set them back on the track of feeding the lambs . |
| 5 | She felt him pushing her backwards on the overstuffed settee and she let him . |
| 6 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 7 | The heat smouldering between their bodies had intensified , and with a light-headed sensation she felt him crush her convulsively against the lean hardness of his hips , and felt the powerful stirrings of male arousal , triggering a small explosion of response inside her . |
| 8 | Her earliest memory was of him holding her tightly by the hand , when she was just a toddler , in case she strayed too near the rushing river . |
| 9 | A blow from one of the men holding him knocked him down onto the cobbles . |
| 10 | Kate knew it was no good resisting , so she meekly allowed him to shepherd her out of the flat down to the basement where he kept his car . |
| 11 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 12 | She sought his mouth again , wrapping her arms around his neck , offering and receiving a kiss so fierce , impatient and demanding that she clung to him and she lost her balance , fell against him , felt him gather her up against the inflammatory hardness of his body and lift her on to the bed . |
| 13 | He soon had it back with Granny 's belongings intact , and I could hardly believe my ears and eyes when I heard her thank him and allow him to lift her back onto the driver 's seat , in gratitude for which she kissed him on the cheek . |
| 14 | No , Caroline thought , as she let him lead her down to the ancient ground , no , it had n't . |
| 15 | Why do we let him lead us out of the Windsor , along that murky little lane they renamed Finch Street ? |
| 16 | Not nine months out of the convent , and she was behaving like a trollop , encouraging him to hold her tightly round the waist , tossing back her head to laugh , looking into his face with a silly , fatuous smile . |
| 17 | She had earlier persuaded him to allow her out of the bank in Greater Manchester on the pretext of getting the keys to the safe . |
| 18 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 19 | I let him pick me up at the Marski . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , Archie has a boat , and he says he can take us out to the bird islands , and I 'm sure we could get him to take you somewhere in the Land-Rover where you can fish . |
| 21 | I remember him telling me how over the years it was a role which he had been able to approach from many different standpoints . |
| 22 | She let him help her down from the carriage and lead her inside a shop where there was a strong , pastoral smell of grain , and Sarah wrinkled up her nose to sniff it . |
| 23 | She let him help her off with the mackintosh , hang it in the cupboard in the hall . |
| 24 | Somehow , he made it through to the end . |
| 25 | Throwing back its bearskin cover , he lowered her carefully to the mattress and stood looking down at her . |
| 26 | But he laid her down on the horsehair sofa , and said Mrs Patten would not be in yet , and there was time ; and time there was , and what had happened last night was repeated , once and then again , until she , flushed and dishevelled , pulled down her dress , and said ‘ She is coming . |
| 27 | The light from the hall spilled across the multi-coloured counterpane , and he laid her gently in the middle . |
| 28 | Counting out seven pound notes , he laid them carefully on the table . |
| 29 | He laid them out on the desk , got a plastic bag out of the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet and swept all the bits and pieces into it . |
| 30 | There he stabbed him repeatedly on the head , body and neck . |