Example sentences of "he was [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was controlling her supply but it all came from someone else . |
| 2 | Though this time when he went on , he was to leave her speechless and open-mouthed . |
| 3 | She glanced sideways at him , and , realising belatedly that his eyes were open and he was watching her absorbed face , she flushed to the roots of her hair . |
| 4 | He was watching her inner battle with casual amusement . |
| 5 | He was watching her face intently , and a dark gleam of unholy amusement returned as he saw her cynical disbelief . |
| 6 | When her eyes moved back up to his face , she realised he was watching her covert examination , his heavy-lidded gaze amused . |
| 7 | He was pushing her skirt up , sweat on his tanned forehead as he slid one hand underneath her , cupping her rear while his mouth claimed hers hungrily . |
| 8 | ‘ A little of both , ’ said Raynor , and frowned briefly , for he was hearing her thoughts more clearly now . |
| 9 | Raynor was a little apart , his eyes unreadable and such an intense concentration about him that Grainne knew he was hearing her thoughts . |
| 10 | Ven swiftly reassured her , and — even while it was dawning on her how he was accepting her ‘ no ’ without question when she had been giving him a ‘ yes , yes , yes ’ for the past five minutes , he was reaching for her wrap . |
| 11 | Shelley was n't moved by motor cars , especially while her mind was working out where Miguel was taking Victoria , and why he was footing her dress bills . |
| 12 | She could n't work out whether he was ogling her breasts or appalled by the extent of her injuries . |
| 13 | He was inspecting her dishevelled appearance with what appeared to be sardonic enjoyment . |
| 14 | Then he was seeking her lips again , plundering soft kisses , making her soul quake inside her , melting her bones . |
| 15 | Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too . |
| 16 | It embarrassed him to be sitting so close to the rector 's wife and he kept as far to the side as he could so that no one would think he was enjoying her company . |
| 17 | In fact , as she met his eyes , Ronni was certain that he did , and that he was enjoying her consternation hugely . |
| 18 | A moment or two later he was ringing her door bell . |
| 19 | Now he was straightening the covers over her as she lay , utterly spent , and he was promising her answers to her unspoken questions in the morning . |
| 20 | Suddenly , it was not enough that he was touching her face . |
| 21 | He glanced at her almost as if he was reading her thoughts . |
| 22 | Lady Diana Spencer first met Charles when he was dating her sister Sarah in 1977 . |
| 23 | In his hand , Catherine could see that he was holding her article on the NSPCC . |
| 24 | She was standing in front of him and when , conventionally , she held out her hand towards him , saying , ‘ Goodbye , then , ’ he hesitated for a moment ; then his arm jerked forward and he was holding her hand . |
| 25 | He was holding her hand and staring down at her with an extraordinary expression on his face that she had never seen before . |
| 26 | He was holding her arm , looking peculiarly young and unprofessorial . |
| 27 | She was sitting upright in bed and he was holding her close . |
| 28 | He was stroking her hair , the nape of her neck , rhythmically caressing her bare shoulders , tracing the slim length of her upper arms . |
| 29 | He was stroking her hair , as though to stroke away all the hurt he had inflicted . |
| 30 | He was mimicking her English . |