Example sentences of "he [verb] as [pron] [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She put out a hand and felt him wince as she found his injured eye . |
| 2 | ‘ Wumman , can ye no hold yerr head up ? ’ a tourist heard him shout as he pinned her cape , pricking her chin . |
| 3 | Shiona felt him sigh as he laid his hands on her shoulders . |
| 4 | She reached up , feeling him flinch as she ran her finger lightly over the chiselled perfection of his upper lip to wipe away an imaginary trace of lipstick . |
| 5 | ‘ Higher , ’ he grazed as he tore his mouth from hers . |
| 6 | ‘ Where did you learn anyway ? ’ he asked as they snapped their skis off and bumped the ice from them before going in . |
| 7 | ‘ Ye can see me now , more 's the pity , ’ he grumbled as he pushed his way to the back , treading on a few feet in the process . |
| 8 | He stopped as he heard her gasp , then went on steadily , ‘ But I have a question to which I 'd like to know the answer . |
| 9 | I keep remembering how it felt to hold you in my arms — like this , ’ he murmured as he slid his arms round her . |
| 10 | It ca n't have been anything I 've said , or can it ? ’ he added as she closed her eyes . |
| 11 | ‘ And do not deny anything , ’ he added as she opened her mouth to speak . |
| 12 | ‘ That foam rubber 's lethal , ’ he remarked as he washed his hands , ‘ it will smoulder all night . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't seem to remember that the name you once gave me was ‘ Theodosia ’ , ’ he remarked as she dried her eyes . |
| 14 | He grinned as he tucked her hand under his arm . |
| 15 | He grinned as he tossed his jacket on to a chair . |
| 16 | ‘ Fabia ! ’ he breathed as she leaned her thin-cotton-clad body against him . |
| 17 | He smiled as he lay his head in her lap . |
| 18 | He wept as he released his son , and choked , then rubbed snow on to his face and in his beard . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , I can , ’ he said as I finished my meal and leaned back , wiping my mouth on the back of my hand , more to annoy him that anything else . |
| 20 | ‘ There are two angles which you might look at , young Chris , ’ he said as I refilled his glass . |
| 21 | We 'll be back before night anyhow , ’ he said as he tucked his shirt into his trousers , hoisting them round his hips . |
| 22 | ‘ It was a lovely meal , ’ he said as he lifted his hand in farewell , ‘ and I do n't have to tell you — nobody in the world can make a pork pie like yours ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Let them start to understand , ’ he said as he took her hand in a playful threat . |
| 24 | ‘ Hello , seen you before have n't I ? ’ he said as he handed his coat to McGee . |
| 25 | ‘ The ole cow saw me clump 'im frew the office winder an' she phoned fer the police , ’ he said as he put his mug down on the wooden table . |
| 26 | He froze as they dropped their sticks and ran back . |
| 27 | As a seduction suite it had its shortcomings , he reflected as he unzipped his jeans , stepped out of them , and slung them onto the sofa with the rest of the day 's rubbish . |
| 28 | ‘ A plant needs air , sunshine , moisture , and certain chemicals — given these it does its own growing ’ , he explained as he amplified his educational stance . |
| 29 | ‘ We put patriotism and self-sacrifice into them , and there is no doubt that after they have learnt a certain amount of that , ’ he explained as he outlined his strategy to the National Defence Association , ‘ they will feel bound to take up the defence in one form or another , should it be necessary , when the time comes . ’ |