Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] as she " in BNC.

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1 She heard him returning just as she sat back to admire her handiwork .
2 Her beauty made him gasp anew as she moved towards him smiling .
3 He winced slightly as she gently probed the area for any sign of infection .
4 I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply .
5 Do n't stop , ’ he commanded huskily as she lifted her head .
6 ‘ Brilliant ! ’ he declared excitedly as she finished telling him what had happened .
7 He breathed unevenly as she sobbed against his throat .
8 Lisa had given him the choice of staying with her , or going off but she insisted he decide then as she did n't want him leaving in the middle of it all .
9 ‘ Come along , leprechaun , ’ he called softly as she reached him , and he kissed her gently on the lips .
10 He watched closely as she selected every garment , and at one point he took a dress from her , replacing it with another .
11 He told her ; and he watched suspiciously as she glanced at the sheet of instructions , set the timer and plugged it into the power point that controlled the standard lamp .
12 ‘ How was your first day as Damian 's secretary ? ’ he asked weakly , but his eyes gleamed with a new reason to live , and he listened eagerly as she told him half-truths about her new job .
13 He smiled gently as she tore her hand from his grasp .
14 ‘ I suppose I 'd better see who it is , ’ he said savagely as she rolled away from him , allowing him to ease himself off the bed to gather his trousers from the floor .
15 ‘ I have been given your husband 's log book by your brother , Mrs Hatton , ’ he said gently as she recovered herself .
16 Do n't hang about , ’ he said impatiently as she stared at him , the bedclothes clutched tightly round her .
17 ‘ Lindsey , ’ he groaned softly as she looked at him through her lashes , ‘ do you have any idea what you 're doing to me ? ’
18 He stood aside as she walked past him .
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