Example sentences of "his mouth and [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was taking food from his mouth and trying to push it into my mouth . |
| 2 | He took another look at the note , putting a finger into his mouth and trying to dislodge some irritating morsel of lunch from between his back teeth . |
| 3 | Gary stared at her for a moment , pins spewing from his mouth and catching on the front of his black jersey . |
| 4 | ‘ Yeah , ’ he drawls , rolling chewing gum around his mouth and pausing for dramatic effect . |
| 5 | When Dan had returned after his drink , wiping his mouth and looking cooler , she had been silent . |
| 6 | ‘ We shall cross the river , ’ White Face announced , putting two skinny fingers into the corners of his mouth and whistling to announce our presence . |
| 7 | Huckleberry 's tongue was protruding out of the corner of his mouth and flapping in the breeze ! |
| 8 | ‘ Naw , ’ replied Biff , taking his pipe from his mouth and spitting . |
| 9 | When thwarted he would rage , shutting his eyes tight , opening his mouth and holding his breath before letting out a bellow of such terrifying power that Neil half expected the whole of Lydsett to come running to see which of them was tormenting the child . |
| 10 | Lucenzo coughed , covering his mouth and averting his head politely . |
| 11 | He lay back and she stretched her body over his , leaning to his mouth and parting his lips with her tongue . |
| 12 | His smile came slowly , beginning at the corners of his mouth and creeping all over his face , wrinkling the flesh of his cheeks , lighting up his eyes . |
| 13 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
| 14 | And now he was curling his mouth and going for his fingers as though he could start all over again , not two hours later ! |
| 15 | He was opening and shutting his mouth and licking his lips , much as a cat does when something disgusts it . |
| 16 | Sometimes he helped along this impression of participation by opening his mouth and shovelling his chin forward until someone interrupted him . |
| 17 | Her father took a silver case from his pocket and withdrew a cigarette , which he tapped on a thumbnail before putting it in his mouth and lighting it . |
| 18 | Here he got up and went to the desk , to look for cigarettes , and stood with his back to her , going through the business of putting one in his mouth and lighting it . |
| 19 | George felt rather than saw the swing of the camera that was aiming over his own left shoulder at Gerrard , felt it move backward , and then a great surge of apprehension came up into his chest , drying his mouth and clogging his throat . |