Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb pp] as he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He watched his friend watching Isabel and his hazel eyes slowly widened as he took in the tightly drawn stillness in the other man 's body , the white-knuckled fist still clenched against the wall . |
| 2 | His eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at her , and there was a silence charged with meaning between the two of them . |
| 3 | You must learn to have a little more confidence in your … ’ he hesitated , his firmly-moulded lips slightly parted as he searched for a word ‘ … desirability . ’ |
| 4 | But despite his willingness to collaborate with this tall , blond , handsome editor and publisher with his square , even teeth invariably clamped over fat Turkish cigarettes and whose ice-blue eyes sometimes narrowed as he weighed up the profit or nuisance value of a potential contributor , Vaughan regarded Lehmann critically , detecting mistrust and calculation behind the editor 's apparent kindness and friendliness . |
| 5 | With a choked little cry he jumped backwards , turned and plunged into the unseen , gripping the banister and screwing his eyes tightly closed as he ran . |
| 6 | ‘ All right , ’ she said nervously , and watched , hands tightly clasped as he set off . |
| 7 | Then he wondered if great explorers ever felt as he did — excited , yes , but more than a little frightened too ! |