Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow , he made it through to the end . |
| 2 | He lowered himself on to the toilet seat and jumped down on to the floor . |
| 3 | Shaking his big head slowly he lowered himself on to the chaise-longue and sat back carefully . |
| 4 | He lowered himself on to the sofa and unzipped the top of his leather suit . |
| 5 | He lowered himself down to the bed and her hands frantically flew to his bare chest . |
| 6 | He passed it on to the others at their dinner time meeting . |
| 7 | But beneath it she understood , accepted , found it far easier to hate him , when he fought her back to the bed , than to ignore him ; the bitings and scratchings of anger coming near enough to passion so that when he entered her again she found it possible , in her loathing , her detestation , her bitter resentment , to wrap her own strong , hard limbs about him in a grip designed to wound and crush him but which could also excite . |
| 8 | He led her up to the bedrooms , the floors and stairs wooden , fans whirring overhead in the steamy heat , mosquito netting over every door and window . |
| 9 | Still gripping her wrist , he led her over to the French windows . |
| 10 | After he had taken two large brandies , very fast ( too fast for what looked like a very fine marque ) , he led her over to the sofa and sitting beside her , put his arm around her . |
| 11 | Still offering no explanation , he led her down to the riverbank and then the rest of the way back to the centre . |
| 12 | He led me through to the next room , and up against the wall there lay a stack of some ten to fifteen canvases . |
| 13 | Now , " he said , placing a creaky arm across my shoulders as he led me through to the parlour , " I want you to meet Vron . " |
| 14 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 15 | They were ready now , and he led them back to the Saloon . |
| 16 | When he got her on to the pavement , she sagged against the school wall and would not move . |
| 17 | He propelled her over to the sink and turned on the cold tap , holding her hand beneath it . |
| 18 | I looked up the name of my shop steward — Chris Pike — in a recent union bulletin , wrote to him for further information and he invited me up to the Branch Office . |
| 19 | This time he traced it back to the servant in the bedroom — he blocked out or refused to remember her name — a cold witch , he decided , a witch who would find no satiation in this world , maybe even a spirit brought back to test and ruin those who had intercourse with her . |
| 20 | Belov brought her some broth about an hour later , and he helped her up to the bowl . |
| 21 | She was shivering against him , and he helped her back to the fire and bundled her in his own bedroll ; but she kept her arms about him . |
| 22 | There was no night-porter , but he had a key and he let himself in to the deserted lobby . |
| 23 | ‘ Nico , ’ she 'd sigh , as he drew her down to the sand , ‘ my Nico . ’ |
| 24 | He bore her down to the carpet , his face hard against hers , one hand pulling up her skirts , and when she still struggled struck her a blow which left her half stunned on the floor , for him to do as he would with her . |
| 25 | Simpson raises his hands in the air , United have got Andy Melville and Steve Foster at the far post , Simpson still delays taking the kick , now it comes in , he knocks it in to the far post , looking for Paul , Paul heads it back over the top — and they 've scored . |
| 26 | She wound her arms around his neck , eagerly accepting his heated kisses until he lifted her on to the bed and came down on top of her , covering her and dominating her . |
| 27 | His hands closed around her waist , and without effort he lifted her on to the poolside , and flipped himself easily out beside her . |
| 28 | He dropped it on to the desk in front of Scott who picked it up , studying the outlines of Paula Wilson 's face . |
| 29 | Hooking the shirt off over his dripping head , he dropped it on to the pile . |
| 30 | Shortly afterwards , he drove them back to the house , a half a mile away . |