Example sentences of "she [verb] he [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She realised he could provide her with some top-class partners and she has made the best of them . |
| 2 | She realised he could teach her a thing or two about reserve . |
| 3 | Dane gripped her by the shoulders then , and she thought he would shake her . |
| 4 | The hand under hers clenched on the settee cushion , his face went red , and his eyes flashed such vindictive rage for a moment that she thought he would hit her , then he controlled himself , sitting silently by her on the settee , until she felt his hand gradually relax . |
| 5 | She thought he might shoot her or her stepfather . |
| 6 | For a second , she thought he might force her to respond , and she shrank visibly , her voice hoarse as she said , ‘ I do n't want you ! ’ |
| 7 | Her skin was burning as she thought he might touch her . |
| 8 | Ruth 's heart began to thump so loudly that she thought he must hear it . |
| 9 | It was the producer of a touring play from England , and she thought he 'd help her to launch her career in England … which of course he did . |
| 10 | She would have told Jacob about her new purpose , but she knew he would see it as another sign of her raving , a sign of some new imbalance , and would try to search for causes , try to talk her out of it . |
| 11 | She knew he would kiss her and her whole body was waiting for it , every nerve-end coiled in fierce anticipation as his free hand slid round to the back of her head , holding her there , as he looked down into her face . |
| 12 | She had not told Tony either , because she knew he 'd want her to have an abortion , and she would have refused , and this would have split them up . |
| 13 | She snatched her hand away from his as if she feared he might contaminate her and stalked ahead of him , not trusting herself to speak until they were inside her apartment . |
| 14 | For one awful moment she feared he would strike her ; instead he looked down at her , his contempt far more painful than a blow . |
| 15 | She wanted to tell him that she had n't meant a word she had said , but if she did he would think she was hoping he was the rich man she had talked about . |
| 16 | She wished he would understand she wanted him to go but Shildon sat there while she dialled and then he went into the garden . |
| 17 | She wished he could love her ! |
| 18 | She wished he 'd stop it . |
| 19 | Mm that 's what that girl 's just said to me you get a lot of erm , she said he 'll know it 's hard and I was saying that you know I , I put all me eggs in one basket with that , I mean that really knocked me for six |