Example sentences of "he [vb infin] [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I am still your maid , ’ McAllister had said gaily to him , but , of course , she was now less and less of a maid and more a member of the family , working side by side with Matey in cheerful equality , living and playing with them in the evening , and when Dr Neil spoke of the wedding day again she said that she must write to her uncle at least , before anything could be arranged , and let him think that she had done so . |
| 2 | She was so pleased to hear him laugh that she ignored his words and sat on the floor at his feet . |
| 3 | In turn , she told him of her life under Benedicta 's wing , making him laugh when she related her earlier antics and gave creditable impersonations of the good Sisters . |
| 4 | When she did this , let him know that she made this silent skilled reckoning of what he spent , what he must be doing , he hated her totally , and showed it . |
| 5 | She would tell Robert that and let him know that she did n't need to be treated as though she were completely helpless . |
| 6 | In the quiet of his own skull he called it manly , but he would never have used such a word to her , not only because she was privately decorous but also because the way she talked about her children made him sense that she dreaded being thought lesbian . |
| 7 | Let him assume that she knows how annoying it is and does it to annoy — if you know your job he will not notice the immense improbability of the assumption . |
| 8 | And then they turned to her and reminded her again how she was to handle him , no trying to make him do as she wanted , only to do as he wanted . |
| 9 | Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face . |
| 10 | After protesting that she simply could n't share her bed with anyone else , she admitted the real reason : she was ashamed to let him see that she had to get up to pee once or twice a night . |
| 11 | Well , was n't that what she had wanted — to let him see that she had known all along what lay behind his invitation this evening ? |
| 12 | She put out a hand and felt him wince as she found his injured eye . |
| 13 | So intense was her relief at seeing him come that she stood stock-still in the doorway . |
| 14 | She had never seen him come and she regarded him worriedly . |
| 15 | She reached up , feeling him flinch as she ran her finger lightly over the chiselled perfection of his upper lip to wipe away an imaginary trace of lipstick . |
| 16 | " You sweet creature , " she thought she heard him say and she felt a warm butterfly kiss on her mouth . |
| 17 | Did he know that she 'd revealed his habit of farting as he came , or that I had once worn his pyjamas while she blew me ? |
| 18 | Would he know that she had failed him ? |
| 19 | How dared he believe that she 'd been taking money from Travis to pay her way ? |
| 20 | She used to enjoy it , but could n't he tell that she had changed ? |
| 21 | The two doors were next to each other — would he notice if she took the wrong one ? |
| 22 | How dared he insinuate that she lied ? |
| 23 | Why should he care that she 'd avoided him ? |
| 24 | What would he say if she told him of the background that had left her with a deep and enduring mistrust of men ? |
| 25 | What would he say if she told him that she fought him because she was afraid that if she did n't she would fall in love with him ? |