Example sentences of "as he [verb] [pron] [noun] into " in BNC.

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1 There was a pause as he stretched his arms into the sleeves of a plain white T-shirt and pulled it over his head , powerful chest muscles expanding with animal efficiency .
2 She watched as he dropped their bags into the boot and slammed the lid shut .
3 As he plunged his fork into the confection Therese reflected that it was very difficult not to like a man who enjoyed life as much as Willi Zimmermann .
4 A sigh of relief whistled through his teeth as he stuck his head into the pantry .
5 As he thrust his hands into the fire and pulled out a burning branch which he waved around without the slightest sign of discomfort , the goat-headed figure thrust his arms out for silence .
6 Then he hurled himself against the rigid flap of wall , pushing it , bending it back into the hole , stamping on it as he forced his way into the darkness beyond .
7 We 'll be back before night anyhow , ’ he said as he tucked his shirt into his trousers , hoisting them round his hips .
8 Shaken by the intensity of the way he was behaving , her lips almost numb with deprivation as he slid his hand into her hair , Sarella could only shake her head , no words possible .
9 She nodded , handed it to him and watched as he put her key into one of the locks and the duplicate he carried into the other , turning both simultaneously .
10 At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek .
11 Matthew 's phone was ringing as he put his key into the lock of his door .
12 As he threw his bike into the timber shed Yanto spotted his friend and workmate , Billy Tolboys , leaning over the ship 's rail .
13 And , although Bratfisch in MacMillan 's Mayerling is a dancing role , he , too , is an onlooker who only shows his real self during his final entrance and last gesture as he throws his flower into Mary Vetsera 's grave .
14 And there was Elder Seth , baring his teeth as he pushed her face into the asphalt .
15 I followed Kalchu as he pushed his way into the line of men climbing in single file up the roughly carved , foot-sized steps , but most of the men simply scaled the slope , holding on to roots and tufts of grass .
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