Example sentences of "[v-ing] as he [vb past] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was laughing as he possessed her once more , and the laugh died on the point of a knife . |
| 2 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 3 | But his hands were trembling as he put them back in his pockets , and a thick feeling rose up in his throat whenever he thought of Helen , which seemed to be nearly all the time . |
| 4 | He gripped her so hard that her bones grated together , and she gasped in pain before stumbling as he pushed her away . |
| 5 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 6 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 7 | ‘ Good boy , ’ the big man kept saying as he forced him down on to his knees . |
| 8 | Fighting to control her ragged breathing , Laura gazed at his expressionless face , which gave her no clue to what he was thinking as he regarded her intently from beneath his heavy eyelids . |
| 9 | And then his iron control seemed to give way for a moment , his fingers clenching as he pulled her roughly against him . |