Example sentences of "he [vb past] her to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met . |
| 4 | He led her to the far room where she had found Leo . |
| 5 | He led her to the last desk in the line , on which she could see a sheaf of pink sheets of paper . |
| 6 | Placing a hand on her shoulder , he led her to an ornate , gilded mirror hanging above the carved stone fireplace . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Somewhere on another plane of existence she knew that he was pacing himself , tuning himself to her slower needs : that his tiny muted cries of painful frustration were evidence of his consideration as he aroused her to an aching , trembling plateau of desire . |
| 9 | He waved her to a comfortable old armchair , and she sank into its deep cushions , curling up apprehensively on the big seat , her eyes watching him guardedly , trembling at the thought of what he had in store for her . |
| 10 | She was weeping now and he guided her to a low wall in a secluded corner where they sat down . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He took her to a tiny cafe in the industrial suburbs , an area of Paris that Isobel had never visited before . |
| 13 | He took her to a small farmhouse , and hid her in the bam . |
| 14 | He took her to a cool shady room with a large bed , the venetian blinds closed , thin silky curtains from floor to ceiling and a fan swishing gently . |
| 15 | He took her to the Regal Arms Hotel . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He took her to the biggest house , whose womenfolk she knew well . |
| 19 | He treated her to a malicious smile . |
| 20 | He treated her to a brief flash of his identity card before tucking it away out of sight ; people were still gaping at him as if he were some alien from outer space . |
| 21 | When he finally divorced Catherine , he sent her to a damp , draughty cottage in the hope that she would die of pleurisy . |
| 22 | He promoted her to an unattainable pedestal , a figure swathed in deep purple , a princess . |
| 23 | He carried her to a private room at the hotel , where she could rest until she felt well enough to ride home . |
| 24 | He motioned her to the small round table she had n't seen being laid out and urged her to drink and eat . |