Example sentences of "as he [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ya wee devil , ’ cried her brother as he punched his brother in the small of the back , received a savage kick for the injustice , accompanied by cries of ‘ It wisny me ’ from both ends of the bed . |
| 2 | Edward appeared at the door of his study as soon as he heard her key in the door . |
| 3 | He thought with pity of her future , as he knew her marriage to Troy could not be happy for long . |
| 4 | Then she fell upon him , leaning out and abandoning herself to his grip , throwing both legs up until she was rammed to the hilt of him , and feeling that marvellous pulse as he squandered his month of continence into her , spending on and on . |
| 5 | ‘ There must be bloody 'undreds of 'em , ’ yelled Billy , as he lunged his spear at one flapping monster . |
| 6 | SUSPECTED Muslim extremists shot dead a plainclothes policeman as he left his home near Assiut in southern Egypt , police said . |
| 7 | The writer Farag Fudah died on June 8 from gunshot wounds inflicted by two Islamic fundamentalist gunmen who attacked him as he left his office in the Heliopolis , Cairo . |
| 8 | A taxi driver was attacked and robbed of £35 by two men as he left his office in Coperative Terrace , Backworth , North Tyneside , early yesterday . |
| 9 | She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men , one of whom made her blush as he kissed her hand by saying , ‘ No wonder Ludo does not get out of bed in the morning . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , he was as charismatic as she remembered , with his wide smile , his open greeting as he kissed his hand to all the girls , and bowed low , so that his curls fell over his face , and had to be swept back with a gesture that was both appealing and very sexy . |
| 11 | Marlene watched helplessly as he swung his foot at Keith . |
| 12 | Then the Burewala Bombshell started to work Smith over , kicking a bouncer high over him then hitting him in the box , before having him caught for a duck , pushing to midwicket as he swung his body behind a fixed forward prod : 27 for 2 . |
| 13 | As he returned his attention to the road Ashley sat motionless , her happiness hacked to shreds . |
| 14 | ‘ Let them start to understand , ’ he said as he took her hand in a playful threat . |
| 15 | ’ She looked fondly at him and , as he took her hand in his , her cheeks flushed a deeper pink . |
| 16 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 17 | Penry returned quickly with a warm , dry towel , which he draped round her shoulders as he took her wrist in his . |
| 18 | The three youths waited , debating within themselves whether honour had been satisfied as he took his attention from them and returned it to Marion ; and suddenly , as his eyes burned into her like a couple of lasers , it was as if the two of them stood alone and everything else was just background . |
| 19 | The Anfield boss , starting his five-match UEFA ban from the dug-out and dressing room , waved a defiant clenched-fist salute as he took his seat in the directors ' box and his team followed his passionate lead . |
| 20 | Just 22 months after walking out on the Merseyside club , the 41-year-old Scot received a warm reception from the Kop as he took his place on the Blackburn Rovers bench . |
| 21 | Lillee bowled another bouncer which did not get up as much as Fletch anticipated and it hit him straight on the head as he took his eye off the ball . |
| 22 | ‘ Christ 'ent it bloody 'ot , ’ Billy Tolboys breathed the words as he took his arm from around Mary 's waist and expertly swung the heavy stone jar on to his shoulder and took a deep swig . |
| 23 | Just up the road , at Langport in Somerset , was the birthplace of Walter Bagehot ( 1826–1877 ) , although as he directed his microphone at Liberal Democrat hecklers John Major had other things on his mind . |
| 24 | Wales fullback Tony Clement typifies the never-say-die spirit that has underpinned a revival in Wales fortunes as he dips his shoulder in an attempt to avoid Brendan Mullin 's cover tackle . |
| 25 | DEVALUATION of the pound , deep cuts in military spending , phased withdrawal of the Army from Northern Ireland and tax increases on earnings over £26,000 a year were proposed by Mr Ken Livingstone yesterday as he launched his bid for the Labour leadership as the candidate for the party 's hard-Left . |
| 26 | From 1150 to 1154 Arnulf was an active member of the entourage of the young duke of Normandy , travelling with him as he consolidated his hold over Normandy and pressed his claim to the English throne . |
| 27 | In February , 1986 he described it as Russia 's " bleeding wound " and as he consolidated his position in the Politburo was able to press for an end to the conflict . |
| 28 | But the Emperor remained steadfast in his determination to avenge the murder of his brother , urged , as he told his council of advisors , by his father , the great Constantine , who appeared to him in a dream . |
| 29 | Adam smiled as he lifted his glass in a toast . |
| 30 | Nicolo laughed as he lifted his cup of espresso to his lips . |