Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] he [vb past] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a muffled shriek , she pushed at his weight with her hands and knees , half laughing as he squashed her flat again and controlled her flailing arms with a glitter of laughter in his eyes . |
| 2 | Jack was by now mumbling as he hauled his way up the slope to face further pain and humiliation . |
| 3 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 4 | She moved her free arm to stop him inspecting but he put his head on one side . |
| 5 | ‘ Roman , the other night at Casa Sciorto , ’ she whispered shakily , tightening her arms around his neck , trembling as he bent his head to trace the lightest of kisses along her temple , ‘ making … making love with you . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , God ! ’ he said , laughing , his body relaxing and his eyes glittering as he bent his head , his mouth close to hers . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't do that to prove some sort of mastery over you , ’ he said evenly , and she drew in her breath sharply , wondering if he read her mind . |
| 8 | These changes strike at the very base of rugby union football as played for the last 100 years in that a player could play when , where and for whom providing that he paid his subscription before departing from his old club . |
| 9 | Considering that he started his adult life as a wine and spirits salesman , he had certainly learnt the art of showmanship : whatever the fluctuating state of the theatre , he always managed to pay an enormous wage bill for his large casts . |
| 10 | Lucien made a small , indignant sound , his arms flailing before he recovered his poise . |
| 11 | He moved swiftly down the line of the wall , slowing as he neared its end . |
| 12 | IN THE days when IBM was still the unchallenged ruler of the computer universe , Bill Gates , chairman and co-founder of Microsoft , was fond of saying that he wanted his firm to become the Big Blue of software . |
| 13 | Eventually , she secretly engaged a local hermit to describe her plight to Ralph d'Escures [ q.v. ] , archbishop of Canterbury , and on hearing that he supported her case , she decided to escape . |
| 14 | But you are also quite … adorable , ’ he mocked softly , his voice deepening as he tilted her chin up to his inspection . |
| 15 | A light snow was falling and he raised his face to allow the soft flakes to fall on his skin , willing it to wash away the disgust he felt inside . |
| 16 | Kate finished her cocoa , listening to Mr Blakey breathing while he drank his tea beside her . |
| 17 | I forced him to try marriage guidance and then backed off bawling when he told our counsellor he 'd felt alienated since our eldest , then seven , was two . ’ |
| 18 | Stone began to get very edgy , his hand shaking as he held his whisky glass . |
| 19 | Matthew 's phone was ringing as he put his key into the lock of his door . |
| 20 | He slowly kissed every part of her and suddenly he stopped , his hand running gently over her thigh , his uneven breathing easing as he explored her skin . |
| 21 | He could see I was wavering and he held my arm tightly as the others came up . |
| 22 | ‘ Forgive me , ’ she insisted , but was quickly over her small embarrassment , and , feeling as he steered his vehicle up steep hilly , even mountainous terrain that they must be over halfway back to Mariánské Láznë , she suddenly felt completely happy , and just had to tell him , ‘ I 've had a lovely morning . |
| 23 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |