Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He was either out and had n't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He was watching her with a glint of amusement in those remarkable eyes . |
| 9 | His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity . |
| 10 | With a puzzled lift of her head she found he was watching her with a faraway expression in his eyes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He was watching her with eyes that blazed , not with passion but with cold satisfaction . |
| 13 | He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle . |
| 14 | That curious flicker was in his eyes again ; he was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He was watching her like a cat with a mouse . |
| 19 | It was hard to think while he was watching her like that , and even harder to follow the sudden switch in the conversation . |
| 20 | He paused , and Juliet felt he was watching her in the darkness . |
| 21 | He was swinging her into the sailboat , then , with a broad grin , leaping in beside her . |
| 22 | He was breaking her on his wheel of fire , forcing her with him to a high-point of surrender , then casting her away as if her touch were a contamination . |
| 23 | If he was to save her from a lifetime 's retreat from life and love he had to move her along the right road as quickly as he dared and as quickly as she would let him . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's only natural , ’ Harvey said , wondering why he was bringing her into it . |
| 25 | The colour left her skin , her pale face showing a deep fear at the way he was crushing her to his body , the whipcord strength of his arms and the determination of his roaming fingers giving her an idea of the violence with which he would take her . |
| 26 | Vainly she tried to pull away , but he was crushing her beneath his superior weight . |
| 27 | He was confusing her with Celeste , she thought impatiently . |
| 28 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 29 | He was transporting her to another world , and she responded to him with uninhibited abandon . |
| 30 | Suddenly , he was gathering her against him , as though he would lift her up into his arms and carry her off . |