Example sentences of "[noun] as he [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A porter opened the double-barred gate , shouting a welcome to the Santerres as he led us along the old causeway which wound past birch , oak and yew trees up to the front of the house . |
| 32 | I look back through my tears at Andy , who 's following , looking desperate and uncertain , biting on one knuckle as he follows us through the bushes . |
| 33 | ‘ The hunters will be in — only the rough ponies will be turned out , ’ McLeish observed out of childhood knowledge as he led her towards his car , looking very forlorn in the big parking area . |
| 34 | Each page was decorated with delicate filigree-like scrollwork in a range of dazzling colours : on one page lightly drawn angel figures , on another a priest sprinkling a shrouded corpse with holy water as he committed it to the grave . |
| 35 | For an instant her heart skittered like a pebble over water as he pulled her towards him , his fingers hard against her flesh . |
| 36 | Round and round , intermittently , through the days it spun , crystallising now and again — before breaking apart once more — into the essence of him , an image , like sudden flashes on a screen , of his diffident smile when they first met , the touch of his hand on her elbow as he guided her to a seat down that summer lane . |
| 37 | He urged her forward , his hand firm under her elbow as he steered her down the path towards his car . |
| 38 | He touched Miranda on the elbow as he steered them towards the lectern where the table reservations ledger stood . |
| 39 | He left the sentence hanging as he helped himself to more rum . |
| 40 | It is significant in this respect that Galileo 's drawing of the moon 's surface as he saw it through a telescope contains some craters that do not in fact exist there . |
| 41 | She hoped he spoke English as well as he wrote it and she hoped too that his slightly censorious tone did not surface as he met her in Paris . |
| 42 | He seemed his usual genial self as he greeted me in his new office . |
| 43 | The sun was on his back as he swung himself over her and her long legs parted in expectation . |
| 44 | I climbed into my paper nightie and was helped on to a narrow trolley by a second Farrah Fawcett blow-up doll ( but punctured ) , then gazed adoringly up the nose of a Greek god as he wheeled me into an open lift and down to the basement operating theatre to a waiting : ‘ Hi , I 'm Andy , your anaesthesiologist . ’ |
| 45 | He talked to us kindly , his grey eyes dancing with amusement as he questioned us about our journey . |
| 46 | The dark face was a study in rueful amusement as he helped her to her feet to face the worried circle of fellow-diners and waiters hovering to offer assistance . |
| 47 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season as he devotes himself to his family . |
| 48 | His manner as he greeted her at the church door , then ushered her to her seat , did nothing to dispel her apprehension . |
| 49 | As the kiss lingered , she was made aware of his hardness as he pressed himself against her . |
| 50 | She looked at him , sensed an inner anger as he muttered something beneath his breath . |
| 51 | The heat haze rose from the ground as he flagellated himself with a cat o' nine chains . |
| 52 | She felt Mr Browning 's arm round her and the gentlest of pressures as he pushed her into a seat . |
| 53 | Suragai 's hands were already scratched and bleeding , and he was cursing quietly in his own tongue as he positioned himself for another rescue attempt . |
| 54 | There was anger in Jacob 's voice and stance as he led her towards Sylvie 's bedroom . |
| 55 | For in between the two pages of words he had brought himself off , face stretched tight with lust , mind gurgling with images of the girl with black hair and red boots kneeling on a bed so that her full young breasts with long pink nipples dangled into his palms as he mounted her from behind , calling for her to cream , baby , cream . |
| 56 | Seeing my stricken face the producer tried to offer some comfort and advice as he propelled me through the studio door . |
| 57 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 58 | As the script for the seduction scene ran , ‘ She withered in his arms as he crushed her to him in a sudden excess of passion . |
| 59 | She was overwhelmed by a mixture of terror and relief as he left her at the wheel and went forward to free the line . |
| 60 | It was an actual roar he let out and it was mingled with Jessie 's scream as he tore her from the shelter of the coalhouses and the young man 's arms . |