Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange that he should offer her coffee , but perhaps this was the way this firm did things in the interests of good customer relations . |
| 2 | She needed distance between them as she fought to smother a treacherous joy that he should think her beautiful . |
| 3 | ‘ You are Miss Claudia Adams , owner of a dress shop and also a model , ’ he stated , his voice heavy with sarcasm , and Claudia , annoyed that he should call her beautiful showroom a dress shop , did n't bother to tell him she was n't a model . |
| 4 | Surprise that he should know her sister so well , so soon made Claudia lift her head . |
| 5 | He knew that he should discuss her grandfather with Mariana but remained frightened of hurting her , or of being the immediate instrument of her hurt . |
| 6 | He knew he must treat her affection for him seriously . |
| 7 | She had learnt that to be aroused he must see her mouth , and she looked up at him sweetly while holding his John Thomas between her lips , and sucking in her cheeks . |
| 8 | He must teach her other things . |
| 9 | He explained that Anne needed support too and that if he wanted to stay at home most of the time , then he must consider her welfare and go to the centre sometimes as well . |
| 10 | " You look fabulous , " ( he must remember her voice , unconsciously beautiful as the lonely bird ) . |
| 11 | He 'll have her fast enough when he knows the sum of her portion . ’ |
| 12 | She 's still in regular contact with Sub-lieutenant Bacci and I have every hope that he 'll gain her confidence . ‘ |
| 13 | For a moment she was worried that if he recognized her he might discover her story . |
| 14 | When neighbours tried to visit , she had Jennifer send them away , and when they said Mr Drew might be coming down to call on her , she became very agitated because the last thing she wanted was a turncoat parson at her deathbed , and she was so afraid that he might confiscate her silver Madonna that she had Jennifer take it from her neck and put round her own . |
| 15 | He had not asked if he might use her first name , but it seemed to be the practice here and she had no reason to object . |
| 16 | She thought he might take her hand as they left the floor , but he did n't . |
| 17 | It says in Revelation 12:4 , ‘ The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth , so that he might devour her child the moment it was born . |
| 18 | He might call her McAllister , but since she had fled from him she had become Sally-Anne again . |
| 19 | In the days when contraception was still a rarity , every husband knew , if he chose to think of it , that by sleeping with his wife he might imperil her life . |
| 20 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 21 | He could offer her financial security ; a home — on Møn ; his fidelity . … |
| 22 | She had always resented Luke , and feared the way he made her feel — because she must have sensed from the beginning the power he could and did have over her ; because he had deprived her of himself when he had had her dismissed from that very first job back in South Africa ; because something had led him to misjudge and despise her , and he was unable to see the truth ; because she had always known that he could break her heart … |
| 23 | He could command her responses as easily as though he held her in thrall , and that made her more than a little afraid . |
| 24 | He could tell her face to face how sorry he was for the incident of the previous night . |
| 25 | And in the meantime , since he had spoken of things she ought to learn , she would see if he could tell her just what it was that women like Marie Moon and Audrey Covington-Pym did to stop themselves from bearing child after child after child . |
| 26 | He was using her to advance himself somehow , for the sake of his family , and he intended to bind her to him before the party , so that he could demand her total loyalty . |
| 27 | When he could smell her perfume and hear the soft rustle of her skirt , he closed the door fully and held his breath . |
| 28 | He could smell her fear . |
| 29 | Marc demanded savagely , dragging her chin up so that he could analyse her reaction . |
| 30 | He wondered if he could do her dreadful job ; or rather , how long he could stand it if he ever tried it . |