Example sentences of "he [verb] she [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let him see her as the successful career-woman she was . |
| 2 | She let him drown her in the deep water , too weak even to raise her hands to cling to him . |
| 3 | ‘ A few seconds , ’ she replied , allowing him to help her onto the adjacent bar stool . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He led her to the far room where she had found Leo . |
| 8 | He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company . |
| 11 | Tugging her gently , he seated her on the low stone wall . |
| 12 | " 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 . |
| 13 | Lifting her with effortless strength to her feet , he cradled her against the hard strength of his own body . |
| 14 | Then , before she realised what was happening , he fastened her in the double stirrups , binding her hands and feet . |
| 15 | He moved closer , delving in the pocket of his dinner jacket to lift out a carton of cigarettes and light one , his pale eyes gleaming as he studied her over the glowing tip . |
| 16 | He drove her to the very edge of ecstasy and then , as the quivering tide of sensation gathered momentum , he tipped her over and down into the fiery vortex . |
| 17 | He showed her over the nearby castle , took her for long drives , and on the last day of his — as he called it — ‘ snatched holiday ’ , seemingly relaxed and happy to be playing truant from the demands of his busy life , he drove to Bettystown . |
| 18 | He joined her on the cushioned seat . |
| 19 | She could n't even accuse him of laying a finger on her , since she was always fast asleep when he joined her in the large bed , and the twins arrived to wake her up in the morning . |
| 20 | However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner . |
| 21 | Jacob saw something in Rachel that was very special , and he loved her in the true sense of the word ; the word ‘ love ’ in Hebrew , which is the original language of the Bible , comes from the root of the word meaning ‘ to give ’ , or ‘ to want to give ’ . |
| 22 | He pulled her down the small corridor that led to the steps to the attics . |
| 23 | Scarcely giving her time to say goodbye , and giving Faye no time to admire Belinda 's outfit , as the latter was wistfully hoping she might do , he whisked her down the front steps , opened the passenger door of the red sports car and bundled her inside . |
| 24 | They stepped off the kerb and Nicolo slipped his arm around Caroline 's waist as he guided her to the other side of the street . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , I hope I shall always be Kingy to you , Miss Sally-Anne , ’ making it clear that he included her in the charmed circle of his friends . |
| 26 | She was there at the departmental conference and he included her in the general nod and smile as he entered the executive producer 's office , but his eyes were guarded , and not just on her account . |
| 27 | He took her to the Regal Arms Hotel . |
| 28 | After threatening Miss Slater with a knife , he took her to the converted pub in Newark , Nottinghamshire , he used as a workshop for his tool repair business . |
| 29 | He took her to the deserted camp laundry : a large hut with a great copper the size of a steam-engine , a line of deep sinks , and rows of drying lines . |
| 30 | Before others his attitude was deferential and circumspect but when they rode alone , he treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal . |