Example sentences of "he [vb past] her [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not Superman , my dear , ’ he made her bruised chin immediately better with that warm-sounding ‘ my dear , ’ ‘ so what else could I do — and I own that I was n't thinking at all too clearly — but appeal to the pride I 'd seen in you ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , Ross … ’ she sighed helplessly as he lowered her damp body on to the cool sheets . |
| 3 | He penetrated her willing love box with one long , easy thrust — and suddenly she was corked . |
| 4 | He hugged her charred body . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah , Maria , six years is a long time to wait , ’ Luke murmured with a faint sardonic smile as he registered her frantic response . |
| 6 | He scanned her tense expression , his eyes crinkled up against the sun . |
| 7 | His gaze was wry as he scanned her white face . |
| 8 | He met her incredulous stare blandly , for all the world as if he had no recollection whatsoever of bringing her the Palmer & Pearson file outside the office , of discussing the Norwood & Chambers contract outside the office , of his threats in relation to her job outside the office . |
| 9 | Laughter gleamed in his eyes as he met her belligerent stare . |
| 10 | His eyebrows rose and he met her steady gaze with a hint of amusement in his own . |
| 11 | He shared her natural ability to understand horses , her insight into how their minds worked . |
| 12 | From the beginning of her career she studied with Enrico Cecchetti , and he became her chief teacher after she left Russia . |
| 13 | Like an ornithological Michaelangelo he propelled her limited sense of perspective into the third dimension . |
| 14 | He found her blue Ford Escort in the car park . |
| 15 | ‘ Fired — dismissed , ’ she offered a couple of alternatives — only to find that he found her first offering of more interest . |
| 16 | Opening the other eye , he regarded her stiff figure with amusement . |
| 17 | Reaching across , he drew her into his arms , settling her head against his shoulder as he stroked her ice-cold cheek with a gentle hand . |
| 18 | She was mesmerised by the intense , dark eyes and he stroked her flushed face , before tangling his fingers in her shining hair . |
| 19 | He stroked her fair hair before taking it . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He smacked her gold-black-striped bottom , and sent her , fuming , out to her little car . |
| 22 | Turning her to face him , he framed her exquisite face with his strong palms . |
| 23 | Dragging her round to face him , he framed her desolate face with warm palms . |
| 24 | The shirt was shrugged off to reveal a rock-hard male chest , copiously roughened with whorls of dark hair , and , as he caught her mesmerised expression , a suspicion of a grin tweaked the corners of a wide , well-shaped mouth , the top lip heavily indented , the bottom lip fuller . |
| 25 | She came over , but he caught her outstretched hand and bowed low over it , touching it with his lips . |
| 26 | He caught her embarrassed flush , the flash of anger in those cool eyes . |
| 27 | He caught her appalled expression as she hastily looked up . |
| 28 | There were lines of tension about his mouth , but his hand was gentle as he cradled her lacerated foot . |
| 29 | He grasped her long hair , so that strands of silk fell through his fingers , and tugged her head back gently , kissing her on her neck , muttering things that she could barely hear , far less understand . |
| 30 | He approached her still figure , drawing her into his arms , nestling her head against his strong shoulder . |