Example sentences of "he [verb] she [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 How dared he treat her like this — flirting first with Stephanie Marsa , and then cynically switching to her ?
2 He led her into another room , and there listened , with a good deal of amazement , to Rose 's account of her extraordinary conversation with Nancy .
3 He led her up some stairs to a steel gallery from which he said they would get a bird's-eye-view of the operation .
4 Without being aware of it , he punished her for this deeply felt bodily rejection in bed by withdrawing his body out of bed .
5 Why was he hounding her like this ?
6 Had Nigel noticed she 'd left , or had n't he missed her at all ?
7 He studied her with those incredibly gorgeous blue eyes , filled with charm and love , darkness and intelligence , sex appeal and strength .
8 He studied her for several seconds , as if baffled .
9 He flicked the white silk bow undone , his fingers running through it , inciting shivers of heat to flood her skin as he studied her through those hooded lids , and deliberately stroked one long finger down the nape of her neck and lowered his blue eyes to watch her nipples erect in fierce , unwanted response .
10 But Rochester did er did er , when he was trying to rebuke himself for committing what was bigamy , and the works , he said , when he compared his own wife , who was really a mental animal because she very bestial the way she bit people , and then , he compared her with this sweet , dewy-eyed Jane , he did give a reason did n't he ?
11 Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared .
12 He kisses her on both cheeks .
13 It seemed odd that he loathed her with such intensity and yet had made a pass at her .
14 He showed her into another bare cubicle where two hatchet-faced men were scribbling , and pointed to a phone that lay scratched and bruised on the desk .
15 And why had he told her about that unlocked door ?
16 When he saw how upset she was he gripped her by both shoulders .
17 ‘ You 're getting my postcards , are n't you ? ’ he asked as he kissed her on both cheeks .
18 Former model Carol Lawson , 42 , from Park Gate , Hants , refused to hang up on her relationship with neighbour Michael Hughes after he dumped her for another woman .
19 She kinda thought of him as a poet , and I think he loved her for that .
20 He watched her for several seconds before the casual motion of a hand raised to the back of her neck and run up through her long hair identified the silhouette as Judith .
21 He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him .
22 But that did n't mean she had to like the way he treated her like some sort of assistant .
23 He questioned her in more detail for several more minutes , asking about sleep , moods , energy levels and half a dozen other tiny things that revealed his deep concern for his sister .
24 He put one hand against the wall , close enough to touch a strand of her hair which had pulled free from the cap , and he imprisoned her in that dark corner .
25 And he liked her like this , when she was rumpled with sleep and undefended by make-up .
26 Had he loved her at all ?
27 Why was he watching her like that , studying her so intently ?
28 She was tall for a woman , but he topped her by several inches , forcing her to look up at him .
29 He motioned her towards another man , made the briefest of introductions and set them off .
30 And had she not felt elated when he praised her in that soft , beguiling voice ?
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