Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [subord] he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His teeth gleamed as he smiled . |
| 2 | And then his iron control seemed to give way for a moment , his fingers clenching as he pulled her roughly against him . |
| 3 | got home late last night — left N. at 2.30 which was 1.30pm our time and then got , just — with literally only about four minutes to spare once he had rung me , the 6pm train from Kings Cross . |
| 4 | Tsu Ma leaned forward , his teeth flashing as he smiled . |
| 5 | Kirov 's fingers trembled as he adjusted the fine-tuning dial of his radio set . |
| 6 | Brown eyes twinkled as he came towards Lindsey . |
| 7 | MORRISSEY left thousands of fans fuming after he pulled out of Sunday 's Madness reunion concert . |
| 8 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 9 | I didnae cry when he left me . |
| 10 | His eyes flickered as he looked at her , and she knew he was searching his mind for a joke . |
| 11 | He smiled , his eyes twinkling as he told Iain how he had had a glimpse of the lower decks , which had all been cut away in the centre and some sort of plastic covering installed . |
| 12 | Images flickered across the disordered screen of her mind — Rune provocatively , dominantly angry at their first meeting ; Rune , eyes shuttered , playing ‘ her ’ song ; Rune , mouth tender , eyes laughing as he had watched the children playing at the funfair in Tivoli ; Rune , seeking her out at her hotel , deliberately drawing her into his life ; Rune , his blond head bent , handling her damaged foot with such tenderness ; Rune … |
| 13 | He was a slow reader , and his lips moved as he followed the words . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , I nearly forgot — ’ his lips twisted when he came to a standstill ‘ — you 're newly betrothed … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , God ! ’ he said , laughing , his body relaxing and his eyes glittering as he bent his head , his mouth close to hers . |
| 16 | He liked gentlemen to behave as he expected them to behave . |
| 17 | His brows drew into a grim frown and immediately she wished the words unsaid as he dragged a hand wearily across his forehead . |
| 18 | The policeman frantically lit another cigarette , then leant back , his eyes closed as he took a deep lungful of tobacco smoke . |
| 19 | His eyes closed as he recalled the confrontation . |
| 20 | But her husband was grinning , eyes closed as he collapsed into his chair , with the blonde mane moving between his legs . |
| 21 | They sat along one wall by unspoken consent , like a school dance : a grey-haired man in a grey anorak with a once-brutal face now cowed by misery into a sort of gentleness ; an Asian couple , he in a leather jacket , resigned , she pretty and solicitous ; another grey-haired man who looked as though defeat was what he was born for ; a bearded man with a red scarf , lips twitching as he rehearsed things to say , things which would not help . |
| 22 | His dark eyes shone as he realized he was part of a British medical team that could and would meet any emergency that came along . |
| 23 | His eyes shone as he opened it and took out a gold watch covered in jewels . |
| 24 | He explained that their house down under the railway by the Bridge of Three Eyes had only one room , but his own eyes shone as he described the delights of a gypsy supper . |
| 25 | His eyes shone as he spoke of his great purpose in life , and I was listening , fascinated , so neither of us heard the light footsteps approaching the cottage along the grassy path . |
| 26 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 27 | ‘ The man next door , ’ he drawled , eyes narrowing as he closed the front door . |
| 28 | Benjamin 's shoulders shook as he controlled the bubble of laughter , but Henry sat back , clapping his hands and grinning from ear to ear like some bloody cat . |
| 29 | He was close to sleep and his words slurred when he spoke . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , Christ , ’ said Evans , letting his shoulders sag as he turned and walked away from the open door . |