Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [verb] her [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As her arms went around his neck he held her close . |
| 2 | With a long sigh he drew her close , his lips seeking hers . |
| 3 | For a moment he stroked her fair hair back away from her face , his eyes roaming over her , and Jenna could hear her own heart beating like a hammer . |
| 4 | Sometimes she had the strangest feeling he knew her better than she knew herself , and if that were truly the case then how on earth was she to go on protecting herself ? |
| 5 | She wore nothing beneath other than cami-knickers , but before they followed her dress he nuzzled her graceful neck , and stroked her striking red hair . |
| 6 | Brian Jacks , the ‘ sports personality ’ , ‘ could never enjoy spur-of-the-moment sex with his house-proud missus — in case he creased her freshly-ironed bedsheets ’ ; |
| 7 | Like an ornithological Michaelangelo he propelled her limited sense of perspective into the third dimension . |
| 8 | With his dirk he cut her free . |
| 9 | And without waiting for an answer he drew her closer and lowered his head to find her lips . |
| 10 | Through the long slow hours of darkness he saw her lovely face and forgot that she did not love him . |