Example sentences of "[that] he [vb mod] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's never a minute when he 's in the house that he 'll let her out of his sight . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If things are as you say , then a man can never be sure of his wife ; never be sure that he 'll find her there when he comes home at the end of the day . |
| 3 | On the arrival day he considered going to meet Maggie in Carrick but he was afraid that he might miss her and decided to go to Boyle . |
| 4 | At a quarter past seven she got off the bus in Bath worrying that he might stand her up . |
| 5 | In a moment he let her go , but only so that he might lift her bodily from the ground . |
| 6 | All she had was his husky voice as he made love to her , his body against hers , and the chance to pretend to herself that he might love her as he expressed emotion through lovemaking day after day , night after night … |
| 7 | Sometimes she thought from the way he seemed to watch her that he might like her too but he had never said anything and Sally was beginning to be afraid he never would . |
| 8 | Had she hoped that Simon would alert Vitor to her presence , and that he might search her out , explain he had rethought and declare undying love ? |
| 9 | He was sorry that he had brought up the subject and hastily departed for his shower , shouting that he would tell her while he was dressing . |
| 10 | She might feel compelled to attack him physically at any moment and he was alarming enough to convince her that he would lift her in the air , shake her like a rag doll and toss her over a crag . |
| 11 | She did n't really want him , of course but she simply had to prove to herself that he would prefer her to Sally , given the choice . |
| 12 | Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh ? ’ she questioned carefully , while her brain was rattling off the clamouring question — was he saying that he would give her a lift ? |
| 14 | He said that he would telePhone her on the following Thursday . |
| 15 | He had not realized before that he would miss her . |
| 16 | She felt like that fish caught by the curlew , one part of her praying that he would spit her out again , the other , perversely , longing for him to swallow her up . |
| 17 | Vincent had sworn that he would love her to the grave and beyond . |
| 18 | Who would have thought when she had first seen him in England that he would drag her into his life , order her about , kiss her ? |
| 19 | And she had half expected that he would follow her and continue the argument . |
| 20 | He had come to the conclusion that the Queen was unlikely to abdicate ( nor is there a hint that he would like her to ) , and that therefore he had to make his mark as Prince of Wales rather than as King . |
| 21 | She had forgotten that slip she had made ; she might have known that he would pick her up on it sooner or later . |
| 22 | He told Mrs Avery that he would let her have a cheque by November 1st . |
| 23 | Yes , of course , she recalled , he 'd mentioned in Bruges that he would look her up when he was in the area . |
| 24 | Dr Courtney , she told me , had said that he would help her in any way he could . |
| 25 | She was clinging to the lifeline of Rourke 's feelings for her , and who could say that he would deny her that refuge ? |
| 26 | But what she hoped was that he would return before breakfast so that he would find her here , crouched lonely and exhausted on the top stair , waiting for him , frightened because he had left her alone . |
| 27 | She did n't doubt that he would find her . |
| 28 | He knew by then that he would kill her , because when his telephone rang Edouard said she would be at the museum . |
| 29 | Naïvely perhaps , she 'd presumed that he would believe her . |
| 30 | When he lifted his hand she shrank back , terrified that he would touch her again , but all he did was push the heavy dark hair back from his forehead , his voice coolly impersonal when he answered , ‘ I always find it useful to make plans . ’ |