Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [prep] him [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she could make another move , his mouth covered hers and he gathered her so tightly to him that making any move was impossible . |
| 2 | As he lay face down on the grass of the hollow , Melody , who had also consumed a considerable amount of drink , sat down heavily beside him and spoke to herself . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've got to help with the meal , ’ Jenna said uneasily , moving rapidly away from him and searching for her comb . |
| 4 | Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat . |
| 5 | Laura yawned , cuddling up closer to him and pressing her cheek into the curve of his shoulder . |
| 6 | Lisa swung angrily away from him and stepped towards her battered Mini . |
| 7 | Polly grinned back confidently at him and thumped her tail . |
| 8 | Listen well when he tells us what happened out there to him and respect him for what he has done , and honour him , for at least he has given each of us hope and proof that escape is possible . ’ |
| 9 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
| 10 | He said I 'm going out again with him and gon na get you , you and dad 's cigarettes and |
| 11 | In the end it was David who spoke first , drawing her even closer to him and pulling the duvet round them both . |
| 12 | Lloyd George thought very highly of him and used to quote with approval his dictum that in politics ‘ there are no friendships at the top ’ ( too often attributed to Lloyd George himself ) . |