Example sentences of "of his [noun] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't break his stride or slow down , and she practically had to run to keep up with him , but something in the set of his jaw worried her . |
| 2 | The very mention of his name caused her to tremble , and in his company she had the curious sensation that her feet and her nose had enlarged out of all proportion . |
| 3 | His wife dies in the opening few minutes of the movie and he spends the rest of his life mourning her . |
| 4 | He made her feel incredibly feminine ; the merest touch of his fingers transported her to ecstasies she had never before experienced . |
| 5 | Dane muttered something , and she froze , but after a moment he rolled over , and the sounds of his breathing told her he 'd fallen into a still deeper sleep . |
| 6 | The heat of his love made her feel like a plant under a burning sun . |
| 7 | The prospect of being marooned on Gullholm for days with a Heathcliff bereft of his Cathy gave her the creeps . |
| 8 | His face was totally devoid of expression , but the intensity of his gaze told her his mind was working with the speed and emotionless precision of a computer . |
| 9 | The intensity of his gaze mesmerised her . |
| 10 | A FATHER who has every justification for being very proud of his daughter nominates her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 11 | Since Alice had long since been betrothed to Richard the studied vagueness of the phrase " to whichever of his sons married her " suggests that Henry may have been toying with the idea of marrying her not to Richard but to John . |
| 12 | The sound of his voice made her visibly jump . |
| 13 | The slurred sound of his voice told her that he was as committed to this as she was herself and there would be no drawing back , no leaving her . |
| 14 | Something in the tone of his voice reached her and she found herself unlocking the door , opening it , looking up at his hard , handsome face with wary eyes . |
| 15 | She was determined that there would be no reconciliation , and even though she had found that the sound of his voice reminded her vividly and immediately that she had loved him and could do so again she lay smiling with pleasure at the sheer satisfaction of unforgivingness . |
| 16 | As though reading her mind , he released her and looked down at her face , the intensity of his stare making her flush . |
| 17 | It was as though he had read into her mind and gone out of his way to reassure her . |
| 18 | Yes , she 'd been worried about Nicolo 's intentions , but he 'd gone out of his way to tell her — to show her — that he was n't the least bit interested in her as a woman . |
| 19 | She went out of her way to pass near him , and he went out of his way to insult her . |
| 20 | Puddephat had given evidence , saying Melanie Gandell had been one of his brightest students , and he had gone out of his way to encourage her academically as a result . |
| 21 | His equanimity was legendary amongst his colleagues and he had gone out of his way to make her feel a part of the team when she first arrived at UNACO . |
| 22 | The casual cruelty of his words cut her like a knife . |
| 23 | The extreme cruelty of his words threw her totally off balance , so much so that she lost all colour , as , half dizzy , she turned away to hide her shock . |
| 24 | The shock of his words pulled her up short , her intelligence at last alerted to the source of danger . |
| 25 | Meredith trembled , overwhelmed by the sheer proximity of him , the heat and vitality of his body filling her with an unholy excitement . |
| 26 | She inches to the edge of the bed , he follows ; she lies on her back , his hand attempts to part her furiously dry lips ; she wraps herself in the sheet , the tense warmth of his body suffocates her doubly ; she leaps up and goes to the lavatory , he watches her through the glass wall . |
| 27 | He had rendered her almost mindless there and it had all been a cheap trick , not even part of his wish to get her to accept her father . |
| 28 | ‘ Forgive me , ’ he was saying , the gentle pressure of his hand forcing her slowly back , ‘ but I am in the worst of humours , Marie . |
| 29 | He came out of his reverie to find her smiling at him . |
| 30 | ‘ But he is painfully aware of his failure to dominate her , ’ says Dr Trower . |