Example sentences of "male [vb -s] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Courtship in the three-spined stickleback begins with a ‘ zigzag ’ display by the male ; if the female responds by showing a silvery egg-filled belly , the male leads her to his nest , and shows her the entrance . |
| 2 | However , as soon as this female lays her eggs the male deserts her , leaving her to rear this brood by herself . |
| 3 | After the female has laid her eggs and left the nest , the male follows her through and fertilizes the eggs . |
| 4 | As soon as the female begins to lay , the male leaves her ; he returns to another part of the wood where another female — his first mate — is about to hatch her eggs , and takes up his parental duties . |
| 5 | As soon as the female has laid her first egg , the male leaves her . |