Example sentences of "he [verb] closer [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fell towards them , wishing she had the energy to turn her gaze away from this blankness , but as he moved closer to her a little light caught his cheek and she saw , or thought she saw , tears there , spilling from those dark eyes . |
| 2 | By the way , Mrs Pargeter — ’ He moved closer to her and lowered his voice ; she got a whiff of Imperial Leather and small cigars . |
| 3 | She could feel his bare legs , covered in wiry golden hairs , brushing against hers as he moved closer to her , his heart thudding wildly . |
| 4 | He moved closer to her , still keeping his gaze on her face . |
| 5 | He moved closer to her . |
| 6 | He moved closer to her . |
| 7 | He peered closer at me and asked what an Englishman was doing in Paris . |
| 8 | He peered closer at us . |
| 9 | He stepped closer to her , close enough so she could smell the scent of an expensive masculine cologne , see a muscle knotting and unknotting in his jaw . |
| 10 | And , in spite of it , he felt closer to her than he had for months . |
| 11 | He felt closer to her than he had for years , as he tried to explain . |
| 12 | He leaned closer to her , drawing her nearer with one hand , his voice lowering to a whisper . |
| 13 | Apparently finding it beneath his dignity to shout , he leaned closer to her , and his warm breath shivered over her skin . |
| 14 | He leaned closer to her till she could feel the warmth of his minty breath on her skin . |
| 15 | He leaned closer towards her , his elbows resting on his thighs , causing Ronni to flatten back a little defensively in her seat . |
| 16 | If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’ |
| 17 | He becomes closer to us than any human friend could ever be . |