Example sentences of "allowed he [verb] her [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 However , she allowed him to squire her to the desk , without comment and with a straight face , told him the number of her key , though keys were almost an affectation at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , more for ornament than use , and let him take it down for her and escort her to the foot of the oak staircase , which wound in slightly drunken lurches about a narrow well , the polished treads hollowed by centuries of use .
2 Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions .
3 Miserably she allowed him to settle her in the taxi .
4 Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there .
5 Rachel 's pulses thundered as she allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor beneath the flashing lights .
6 Rachel allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor , but his callous dismissal of the unfortunate Domino was symptomatic of the kind of man he was .
7 But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening .
8 She allowed him to corner her in the pantry .
9 Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room .
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