Example sentences of "she [verb] him in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She met him in the hallway , in an old blue dressing gown . |
| 2 | Somehow though — with Ven moving forward too , she realised it was n't so unexpected — she met him in the centre of the room . |
| 3 | The only moment of danger was as she laid him in his cot again . |
| 4 | She had to make sure that she avoided him in the future and never gave him the chance to pull any more stunts like that ! |
| 5 | And when he shook his head , she asked him in a voice fallen to a whisper , ‘ Who are you ? |
| 6 | He was clad in a short towelling robe , and his hair was damp , and he was clearly on his way back from taking a shower when , on her way to carry out her own ablutions , she passed him in the sitting-room . |
| 7 | She helped him in other ways also — she was a chauffeuse on occasions , tended him when he was ill , and sometimes acted as a secretary . |
| 8 | It gives Boles his " She helped him in his cruel games " and the Borough its " Speak out in the name of the Lord " , one of those superb unison ejaculations which will always send shivers down the spine of anyone who hates and fears mob agreement on any subject whatever . |
| 9 | When he was imprisoned in 1768 for sexual sadism he managed to secure an early release by the devious means of getting his wife pregnant while she visited him in jail . |
| 10 | She caught him in the hall as he put on his hat . |
| 11 | And now she caught him in another gesture , but a surreptitious one this time — the quick shooting of a cuff to glance at his watch . |
| 12 | She found him in Reception talking on the telephone . |
| 13 | She found him in his kitchen , immersed in the newspaper spread out before him on the table . |
| 14 | ‘ Mr Marsh , I wonder if I might accept your offer of help , ’ she said when she found him in the vestry . |
| 15 | She found him in the kitchen , a big L-shaped room , like the house , dominated by an Aga cooker at one end , and a round table set in the shorter alcove . |
| 16 | She found him in a small single room that was obviously intended to be his dressing-room or study , furnished with a single bed , rows of built-in cupboards , and under the window a desk and chair . |
| 17 | She found him in his office . |
| 18 | She found him in his office . |
| 19 | She found him in her office eating sandwiches and downing the last of his coffee . |
| 20 | Werner never met W. E. Taylor [ q.v. ] , whose obituary she wrote ; while not rivalling his mastery of Swahili , she excelled him in her wide command of Bantu languages . |
| 21 | She cradled him in her arms . |
| 22 | She poked him in the chest . |
| 23 | She poked him in the shoulder , her bright smile belying the force she had used . |
| 24 | ‘ You do n't need to come down with me , ’ she advised him in a stifled tone as she moved towards the door . |
| 25 | Has she met him in the Three Pigeons ? |
| 26 | She told him in fact that Dinah had gone away for a day or two , but shortly a letter came . |
| 27 | ‘ I want you to drop me off at the nearest hotel , ’ she told him in a strained voice . |
| 28 | ‘ You must be very rich if your skill is as remarkable as your tongue , ’ she told him in amusement , taking a handkerchief from her lacy sleeve to dab at a tiny droplet of champagne on her dress . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll sign the agreement , ’ she told him in clipped tones . |
| 30 | ‘ Then it will fade , ’ she told him in triumph . |