Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] she [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | He rushed towards her so violently that Miss Fogerty put out her hands to grasp his shoulders before he should butt her to the ground . |
2 | ‘ I expect he 'll put her on the pill , ’ says Marjorie , making herself a fresh pot of tea . |
3 | how she speaks no he , he might ban her from the shop if she , if she keeps Well you know she 's called her all sorts of things in front of people . |
4 | Charlotte had telephoned Derek from Boston late on Friday night to ask if he could meet her off the plane at Heathrow on Saturday morning . |
5 | The book had found a publisher ; he could hope to write others ; he could support her in the manner expected . |
6 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
7 | If the Conservatives continued in power , because her GP belongs to a fund-holding practice — a superb Tory system , he insisted — there would be no problem ; he could put her on the waiting list and do the operation next autumn . |
8 | Her reaction was as though he 'd hit her in the face , then she recovered , left the room and walked into the kitchen at the end of the hall . |
9 | She 'd been certain he 'd take her into the darkness and privacy of the back close . |
10 | He would meet her in the bar around six o'clock . |
11 | Pete Waterman had once promised his prodigy that one day he would transform her into the Madonna . |
12 | He said that he would telePhone her on the following Thursday . |
13 | She looked at Sophie 's stricken face and added , ‘ He told her that if she gave them some garbled story he would sack her on the spot . |
14 | His last thoughts were that he would make amends for this day ; he could baptise the maiden , they could be saved together , they could marry , he would love her , his heathen maiden , no , his heathen hoyden , he liked the rhyming of that , heathen hoyden , he would cherish her beneath the fruit-laden tree . |
15 | She might feel compelled to attack him physically at any moment and he was alarming enough to convince her that he would lift her in the air , shake her like a rag doll and toss her over a crag . |
16 | She had thought then he would bring her into the shop , as he had herself , and trained her into the business , not only the confectionery and tobacconists , but the little factory across the yard where they made most of their boiled sweets and toffee . |
17 | Vincent had sworn that he would love her to the grave and beyond . |
18 | Heseltine declares that he can not foresee the circumstances in which he would challenge her for the leadership . |
19 | No doubt he would see her at the vicarage . |
20 | He would see her in the old holey woollies she wore to bed , rather than an old-fashioned nightshirt . |
21 | Had he really said that he would share her with the whole of Fighter Command , or was that an erotic fantasy born of her own desire ? |
22 | A spanking , perhaps , and then , he would hump her on the sofa . |
23 | ‘ I 'm not a mind-reader , ’ she said eventually , then with a defensive jerk of the head she slipped the catch before he could reply and was suddenly free , breathing in the cold , clear air , turning her face to the rising sun , wishing he would release her from the spell that still ensnared her . |
24 | Sometimes on Sundays he would take her to the fields where he had been helping with the harvest , to see the rabbits , or a nest of mice . |
25 | When she was older he would take her to the theatre , he had promised ; but not at present . |
26 | He said to her , Dr Wyn said to Elizabeth , that he would take her to the Fair . |
27 | Although he felt sure he would win her in the end , he was annoyed at her continuing coyness . |