Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only may she offer him her full support , she may say he is unassailable . |
| 2 | Richard avoided looking at her , for fear she should think he meant anything particular by it . |
| 3 | She might think he was a little coarse doing that after saying he despised her , but so what ? |
| 4 | He tugged at the sheet and closed his eyes , hoping she might think he was asleep . |
| 5 | She had been speaking , it seemed , more to herself than to him ; she might feel he should n't have listened . |
| 6 | He hated himself for these demeaning fantasies , and was reasonably afraid that she might suspect he nourished them . |
| 7 | She 'll think he invited Phil ! |
| 8 | She 'll think he 's presuming upon their relationship . |
| 9 | Erm , I 'm sure she 'll make he reckons about half an hour erm , to make sure that |
| 10 | Although she did not look at Jake , she could feel he was watching her and that he knew what had stopped her dead in her tracks . |
| 11 | Before she could comment he made the point that people did not switch off anger once they had extricated themselves from the risk of further suffering , especially not if they had leisure to reflect on injustice . |
| 12 | Before she could reply he had jumped out of the car to walk up the drive to the hotel . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll bring in the buggy and I 'll carry him , ’ he said , and before she could protest he had taken Thomas from her . |
| 14 | He rubbed his fingers through his hair and she could tell he was anxious . |
| 15 | He leaned on her , not wholly unconscious , but she could tell he did n't know what was happening to him . |
| 16 | From the precise speed of his movements she could tell he was in a hurry . |
| 17 | She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on . |
| 18 | ‘ We 'll survive , ’ said Sendei , with an optimism she could tell he did n't feel . |
| 19 | But she could tell he was doing it for effect , he was still himself . |
| 20 | She could tell he was relieved to be let off the hook if even for only a few minutes , despite his words as they 'd come downstairs . |
| 21 | She could tell he was smiling as he replied . |
| 22 | Before she could move he had her by the shoulders , his furious eyes blazing down at her . |
| 23 | Before she could move he dragged the drapes of the four-poster even wider apart and gave her a raking glance . |
| 24 | He looked tired and a little drawn , and she could swear he had lost weight , too . |
| 25 | He bent to kiss her and before she could recover he had pulled the sheets over her and walked out , closing the door and going down the stairs as softly as he had come up . |
| 26 | Moving back towards her , slowly , and his physical strength being the greater , he easily prised her fingers loose , and before she could recover he pushed her off balance and into a pile of hay . |
| 27 | Before she could recover he was upon her , his ale-scented breath almost making her retch when his mouth crushed down on hers . |
| 28 | Before she could continue he said , ‘ So what made you leave ? ’ |
| 29 | Before she could speak he said : ‘ Sorry , I 've lost the key you gave me . ’ |
| 30 | Jenna stopped and faced him angrily , but before she could speak he tilted her face with a strong brown hand . |