Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His exclamation endorsed her suspicion , but why should he be regarding her with such a look of furious triumph on his face ? |
| 2 | She was staring at herself in the mirror in the curtained dressing-room , wondering what a certain gentleman might do and say if he were to see her in it , when she became aware of hushed voices in the salon outside . |
| 3 | Such a touching story , Miss Sally-Anne Tunstall — ’ and he spoke her name as though he were striking her with it ‘ — and all a lie . |
| 4 | Johnny 's words had left her feeling inadequate , as though he were presenting her with some enormous challenge which she did not feel equal to meet . |
| 5 | He is seeing her off the premises at this minute . ’ |
| 6 | She may wish you to accompany her to his office or to be present if he is to visit her in her home , and he will be pleased to have your co-operation . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's meeting her in seven minutes ! |
| 8 | Mrs Lydan 's husband Bill died last year but she 'd kept dozens of stones , and pieces of jewellery which he 's given her over the years . |
| 9 | and for a treat he 's taking her to the , er nostalgic weekend at |
| 10 | He 's congratulated her for being so perceptive … but says the errors were actually made on purpose . |
| 11 | he 's left her in the car . |
| 12 | I ca n't understand why Roman Wyatt has turned his attentions to Dana , and I do n't like the way he 's stolen her from us . ’ |
| 13 | But he does n't , and my mother wo n't tell him to go , because she 's never in her life told anyone to go , it is n't in her , but he 's grinding her into the ground , she ca n't work , she ca n't concentrate , he keeps talking to her all the time , and the baby cries , and it upsets her , for all that she keeps saying it does n't , and that it takes her back to the happiest years of her life , when we were all in plastic pants , I suppose she means , except I think we all had to wear wet woolly leggings , she had this thing about plastic pants being unhealthy . " |
| 14 | He 's punishing her for her beauty and what he thought of as her wickedness . ’ |
| 15 | He was either out and had n't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone . |
| 16 | She finished eating , hoping she could elude Roman and get to Dana 's hotel without him , but as soon as she put her cup down he was urging her to her feet . |
| 17 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 18 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 19 | He was watching her with a glint of amusement in those remarkable eyes . |
| 20 | His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity . |
| 21 | With a puzzled lift of her head she found he was watching her with a faraway expression in his eyes . |
| 22 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 23 | He was watching her with eyes that blazed , not with passion but with cold satisfaction . |
| 24 | He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle . |
| 25 | That curious flicker was in his eyes again ; he was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving . |
| 26 | He was watching her with that same intensity she 'd seen in his face before , the one that made his eyes seem like dark sapphires . |
| 27 | He was watching her with such quiet intensity that , for just an instant , she felt as if there were no one else in the square but the two of them . |
| 28 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 29 | He was watching her like a cat with a mouse . |
| 30 | It was hard to think while he was watching her like that , and even harder to follow the sudden switch in the conversation . |