Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly , cheekily she spun round in front of him , mocking his attempts to turn her into an Anglo-Irish lady . |
| 2 | Fen , it seemed , had foreseen such an eventuality , hence his attempts to evict her . |
| 3 | Laughing , she dodged his attempts to catch her and ran to the door . |
| 4 | In 1988 Gil Guilemette , of Montreal , was charged with ‘ criminal mischief and loitering ’ in his attempts to meet her . |
| 5 | Blindly he moved his fingers to touch her between the thighs . |
| 6 | No , not even when his fingers touched her , as they had already , several times , just prior to the kiss . |
| 7 | Her composure regained , she turned back to hand him the long tall glass of iced tea , managing with an effort not to flinch visibly when his fingers touched her . |
| 8 | He switched the subject just as he had snapped his fingers to remind her of how she had switched off after Seville . |
| 9 | He made her feel incredibly feminine ; the merest touch of his fingers transported her to ecstasies she had never before experienced . |
| 10 | His fingers scorched her as they trailed through her hair , making her spine tingle . |
| 11 | His fingers urged her to continue . |
| 12 | His fingers caressed her again , more blatantly this time . |
| 13 | Again , his fingers teased her , running a path of torturing heat about her thigh , and up over the jutting bone of her hip , close — far too close ! — to that part of her where the aching need had its centre . |
| 14 | What he had loved about Sylvie had always in part been his inability to pin her down , to capture her . |
| 15 | And she would spear a piece of chicken and carry it high in the air towards that great black hole of a mouth and , still talking about her therapy , her plans for the future , his inability to understand her as a woman , his crude , male-orientated sexuality , she would munch , munch , munch … |
| 16 | His decision to send her away from her home and brother into an alien world was interpreted as rejection . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | His half-smile taunted her . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | His response caught her completely unawares . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His admission took her by surprise . |
| 23 | There was the bull in the river field to be avoided , the idiot boy in the Gate Lodge to tease until his frenzies frightened her and she had to run . |
| 24 | He more than filled the gap left by Alex ; his presence animated her with a mysterious excitement . |
| 25 | His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday . |
| 26 | She also noticed that at times Silas left his table to chat with his guests , and even as she wondered if he 'd come to her table he sat in the chair opposite her , his presence making her feel warm . |
| 27 | His presence puzzled her beyond measure . |
| 28 | Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure . |
| 29 | Mr Evans looked at Carrie and his look made her tremble . |
| 30 | Because it was quite obviously more than probable that all Ven meant by that last remark was that , having driven her to Prague , he felt it his responsibility to drive her back to Mariánské Láznë again . |