Example sentences of "she as he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He glared at her as he dragged her along by the hand at top speed .
2 There were lots of little gems of advice that he wanted to offer his daughter , but Ian could only look blankly at her as he steeled himself to give her away .
3 He knelt easily , powerful arms moving smoothly with the paddle , his face , in profile to her as he studied something on shore , rugged and uncaring .
4 He turned towards her as he said it .
5 He did not look at her as he said it , but there was a sudden unmistakably sharp edge to his voice that warned Ronni that the smile had gone from his face .
6 ‘ With your colouring , you should wear that shade of green more often , ’ he told her as he ushered her into the dove-grey Daimler .
7 His grip firmed on her shoulders , and she was shaken by the feeling of warm strength that seemed to pour into her as he lowered his head to kiss her again .
8 She clung to him , terrified he would drop her as he carried her upstairs to her bedroom .
9 ‘ I 'll see you at the office on Monday morning , ’ Damian told her as he walked her home in the hot , humid night to her own villa next door and cicadas buzzed metallically as they walked past the fountain .
10 He had never called her that before ; nor had he ever touched her as he touched her now , his good right hand caressing both of hers where they lay atop the bedclothes .
11 Hands that had held her as he kissed her — Stop it ! she told herself .
12 He saw her as he called her name for the third time .
13 " He 's charmed her as he has everyone else — and she loves the horses , of course .
14 Bill 's voice gave nothing away but Kelly noticed that he avoided looking at her as he gave them their orders .
15 Fran flushed even more , trying to draw away , but he would n't let her as he curled her to him and held her tightly until the ache subsided .
16 Then he continued to watch her as he poured himself more coffee .
17 When she dared to look up she found herself gazing into burning dark eyes , and when she could n't look away , Alain brought her closer , his arms closing round her as he crushed her against his strength .
18 She arched against him , unable to control the flames of desire leaping within her , then a gasp escaped her as he swept her into his arms and carried her to the double bed in her aunt 's room .
19 A shudder went through her as he bent his head and kissed them , and when his teeth closed lightly over the sheer fabric , first on one nipple and then on the other , she cried out
20 Instead , his arm tightened round her as he drew her towards him .
21 ‘ You are going nowhere at all , ’ he assured her grimly , looking down at her as he sat her on the bed , her legs on top of the sheets , and she was too busy trying to make sure she did n't faint to consider how she looked .
22 Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak .
23 ‘ Oh , not so formal , ’ he begged , his hand staying her as he grasped her arm .
24 Yet nothing , it seemed , could halt the flow of adrenalin that surged upwards or the flush of awareness that overwhelmed her as he cast his eyes over the carefully laid table , the food and , lastly , herself .
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