Example sentences of "he [vb past] she down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He pinned her down at the CI5 computer centre , and over the phone briefly explained what he and Doyle needed of her . |
| 3 | Still offering no explanation , he led her down to the riverbank and then the rest of the way back to the centre . |
| 4 | ‘ Nico , ’ she 'd sigh , as he drew her down to the sand , ‘ my Nico . ’ |
| 5 | He bore her down to the carpet , his face hard against hers , one hand pulling up her skirts , and when she still struggled struck her a blow which left her half stunned on the floor , for him to do as he would with her . |
| 6 | He lifted her down from the train , kissed her swiftly , then began to lead her towards the taxi rank . |
| 7 | Giving her the full length of the halter , he allowed her down to the bank , to drink her fill from the water . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not good at waiting , ’ she persisted stubbornly , as he handed her down from the cruiser . |
| 9 | A tallish hummock loomed , and he pulled her down into the wet grass behind it . |
| 10 | He took her down to the brasserie , sat with her at a corner table away from the main body of the room . |
| 11 | He took her down to the bathroom , and turned on the geyser for her . |
| 12 | He put her down on the bed , and , removing the crutch from her nerveless hand , tossed it into the corner , before sitting beside her . |
| 13 | He sat her down at the table , where she could feel the warmth of the fire after her bath . |
| 14 | As his mouth descended hungrily upon hers and he swept her down among the bracken , Tamar succumbed to a passion far greater than she had ever known before . |
| 15 | He pushed her down into the chair . |
| 16 | He set her down beside the car , his arm firm around her shoulders as he steadied her and opened the door to put her gently inside . |
| 17 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |