Example sentences of "his arm and [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are ! ’ repeated Mr Rochester , taking me in his arms and kissing me . |
| 2 | Please do n't … ’ he murmured , holding her tightly in his arms and kissing away her tears . |
| 3 | ‘ Hush , honey , hush , I hate it too , ’ he murmured , enfolding her in his arms and stroking her sopping hair . |
| 4 | There is a tragic buffoon with bald pate and flowing hair ; a short , bespectacled man entering a grey and paunchy middle age ; and Gallotta himself , who patters manically around the stage , fixing the dancers with an unfocused glare , while waving his arms and muttering instructions down a microphone . |
| 5 | Anything that feels this good has to be right … ’ he said softly , lifting her into his arms and elbowing his way into his bedroom . |
| 6 | Kalchu followed behind , raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers . |
| 7 | ‘ Spreading out his arms and pretending to be an aeroplane , flying low , machine-gunning . |
| 8 | There is a familiar roaring noise as Howard is crossing the lobby of the Connaught , and there is this compelling figure bearing down upon him , pinioning his arms and searching his face with eager recognition . |
| 9 | Now though she stifled that feeling and gave herself up to the joy of being in his arms and hearing how long and how deeply he had loved her . |
| 10 | He scooped her up into his arms and holding her tightly , rubbed his face into her soft , sweet-smelling hair . |
| 11 | Paul was a distant puppet , jerking and leaping and throwing back his arms and whacking the bomb repeatedly on the side . |
| 12 | He bent his head and kissed her , his mouth urgent and seeking , before swinging her up into his arms and carrying her through the curtains . |
| 13 | He swore softly , colourfully , his face like granite as he swept a gaze round the room before lifting her into his arms and carrying her from the house . |
| 14 | Her small , incoherent moan caused him to clasp her tightly against his body for a moment , before lifting her damp figure up in his arms and carrying her back through into the bedroom . |
| 15 | ‘ Starting right now , this minute … ’ he murmured softly , brushing her lips delicately with his mouth , before quickly sweeping her lightly gowned figure up in his arms and carrying her towards the door . |
| 16 | ‘ I can vouch for that , ’ his henchman said , folding his arms and placing his legs astride like the Colossus of Rhodes . |
| 17 | Dr Gysi made his attempt at power before 2,700 demoralised party delegates at this weekend 's emergency congress as if delivering an impassioned plea in court , throwing up his arms and heaving his shoulders as he made a point . |
| 18 | ‘ It is greener and cooler and a thousand times more beautiful and you will see it all for yourself one day , ’ he told her , gathering her into his arms and teasing her lips with his own . |
| 19 | Mafouz 's father was cradling the boy in his arms and saying , in a deep voice , ‘ Speak to me , Anwar ! |
| 20 | But when he tossed the beef into the sizzling oil , it somehow exploded out of the pot ‘ like a canister of napalm ’ , splashing over his arms and starting a kitchen fire , which Dustin promptly and stupidly tried to put out with his hands . |
| 21 | On one of them the poor little creature sat nursing his arm and looking very sorry for himself . |
| 22 | Dana ran after him , catching his arm and bringing him to a standstill . |
| 23 | Do something before it goes ! ’ she cried , catching his arm and trying to shake him into action . |
| 24 | Now he lay exhausted , angry and restless in a vast bed , jogging his arm and pulling at the drip which a nurse kept watching and adjusting . |
| 25 | " But I mind , I mind very much ! " he snapped , and walked with quick , short steps back to Fernando , taking his arm and leading him off into the crowd . |
| 26 | ‘ Thanks , I can look after myself ! ’ she pointed out calmly , twisting away from his arm and turning a faint apologetic smile on the watchful Anneliese . |
| 27 | ‘ Come to find me ? ’ she repeated , reaching down to grip his arm and heaving him to his feet . |
| 28 | ‘ Your father 's had a stroke , ’ I said , taking his arm and hurrying him along , home . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course you can , ’ she said , taking his arm and walking him towards the bay window , but she kept one eye on the painting in case they were tempted . |