Example sentences of "he [verb] she [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wrote that she was dying of a fever , and asked him to visit her for the first and last time . |
| 2 | Let him see her as the successful career-woman she was . |
| 3 | She let him drown her in the deep water , too weak even to raise her hands to cling to him . |
| 4 | ‘ A few seconds , ’ she replied , allowing him to help her onto the adjacent bar stool . |
| 5 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 6 | This time there was no need for him to force her up the dark steps of the barn ; she walked in front of him determinedly . |
| 7 | She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation . |
| 8 | Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room . |
| 9 | He enveloped her in a large towel and began a vigorous and painful rubbing . |
| 10 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 11 | He led her to a tiny table in one corner , and she resolutely ignored the fact that nearly everyone else — the place was surprisingly crowded — wore slinky and fashionable black . |
| 12 | He led her to a shady café , where small tables were set out in the shadow of some tall plane trees , whose leafy patterns fell over the white tables . |
| 13 | He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met . |
| 14 | He led her to the far room where she had found Leo . |
| 15 | He led her to the last desk in the line , on which she could see a sheaf of pink sheets of paper . |
| 16 | Placing a hand on her shoulder , he led her to an ornate , gilded mirror hanging above the carved stone fireplace . |
| 17 | He did n't speak as he led her through a stone-floored hallway to a sweeping staircase . |
| 18 | He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine . |
| 19 | ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared . |
| 20 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 21 | He led her into a large room where a floor-to-ceiling window gave out on a garden dominated by a fountain and a single curving oak , its tracery of branches lavish against the steel grey sky . |
| 22 | As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company . |
| 23 | Tugging her gently , he seated her on the low stone wall . |
| 24 | He found her in a small kitchen . |
| 25 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 26 | " I 'm sorry , can I … " she motioned towards the door , and he helped her through the packed people , using his elbow to get them out of the way . |
| 27 | He helped her in a two-year battle against cancer and to come to terms with her double mastectomy . |
| 28 | Lifting her with effortless strength to her feet , he cradled her against the hard strength of his own body . |
| 29 | She giggled when his second attempt ended in the same way , and when he grasped her in a great bear hug , she was able to slip away as easily as if it were a child holding her . |
| 30 | He stopped her with an impatient gesture . |