Example sentences of "he [vb past] she [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He led her to the far room where she had found Leo . |
| 2 | He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company . |
| 5 | Tugging her gently , he seated her on the low stone wall . |
| 6 | " 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 . |
| 7 | Lifting her with effortless strength to her feet , he cradled her against the hard strength of his own body . |
| 8 | Then , before she realised what was happening , he fastened her in the double stirrups , binding her hands and feet . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He joined her on the cushioned seat . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | He pulled her down the small corridor that led to the steps to the attics . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He took her to the Regal Arms Hotel . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Before others his attitude was deferential and circumspect but when they rode alone , he treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal . |
| 25 | Scooping the suitcase out of Ellie 's hand , he assisted her down the front steps towards her car . |
| 26 | He put her behind the mic and the first hit was ‘ Shame ’ , an unstoppable , enormous disco and pop hit in 1977 . |
| 27 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're nearly there , ’ he said soothingly , and a few moments later he escorted her through the elaborate palm Court which was the entrance to the Royal Hotel . |
| 29 | In due course we might look closer at that episode with the Gilberd : she admits after much blushing and prevarication that he accused her in the High Street delicatessen of baby-snatching — did it openly , in a loud voice . |
| 30 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |