Example sentences of "he [vb past] she [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 She would remind Froggy of it the next time he ragged her for a noodle .
2 He ravished her like a lion , thrusting into her , his lips drawing out her life .
3 He enveloped her in a large towel and began a vigorous and painful rubbing .
4 Actress Robin Givens gave the man a bloody nose after he mistook her for a hooker while she was filming in Chicago .
5 He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later .
6 He remained an active supporter of CND , boasted that his daughter had been conceived on an Aldermaston march , and had once horrified Margaret Thatcher by wearing his CND badge when he met her at a gathering of northern business people .
7 He pierced her with a look .
8 When he failed to persuade her to cancel it , he asked her for a date — and romance blossomed .
9 He led her to a chair .
10 He led her to a door ; the door opened out onto the street .
11 He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met .
12 He led her to a tiny table in one corner , and she resolutely ignored the fact that nearly everyone else — the place was surprisingly crowded — wore slinky and fashionable black .
13 They strolled outside again and he led her to a relatively quiet spot and they drank and shared the cake between them .
14 He led her to a shady café , where small tables were set out in the shadow of some tall plane trees , whose leafy patterns fell over the white tables .
15 He did n't speak as he led her through a stone-floored hallway to a sweeping staircase .
16 He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury .
17 He led her into a large room where a floor-to-ceiling window gave out on a garden dominated by a fountain and a single curving oak , its tracery of branches lavish against the steel grey sky .
18 He would work with Kate Miskin loyally and conscientiously because he respected her as a detective and that was what he was required to do .
19 Not long ago , she said in his head , one comes to rely on one 's bit of fun , and he tried her with a joke or two , but the old happy creasing of the face took a time to occur .
20 He invited her to a performance of Verdi 's Requiem — one of her favourite works — at the Royal Albert Hall .
21 He found her in a small kitchen .
22 His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment .
23 The blue eyes narrowed as he regarded her for a moment .
24 He regarded her for a moment as though considering what she 'd told him .
25 No , Steen 's behaviour certainly suggested that he regarded her as a threat in some way .
26 She lay still as he stroked her like a cat , and the love juice began to ooze from her to dampen the whole area of her crotch .
27 She pushed herself up on one elbow and , a strong arm behind her back , he helped her into a sitting position .
28 He helped her in a two-year battle against cancer and to come to terms with her double mastectomy .
29 He drew her to a stop and swung her round so he could see her face in the half-light .
30 Mrs Roberts advised her to mend her temper before her daddy came home , and asked what Parr would think if he caught her like a toddler in a tantrum .
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