Example sentences of "his [noun sg] as [pron] speak " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Colonel prodded the dry ground with his stick as he spoke . |
| 2 | The word " home " in fact raised in his mind as they spoke their tedious sentences a mental image which it did not even occur to him to describe to Mr Rose . |
| 3 | All this , part rumour , part no doubt fact , was at the back of his mind as he spoke to Gabriel . |
| 4 | He showed Carol his ID as he spoke . |
| 5 | He glanced at his wife as he spoke . |
| 6 | He tapped his forehead as he spoke . |
| 7 | She had to , in order not to notice the faint scent of his cologne , the feel of wool against her cheek when she turned to follow his pointing finger , the deep timbre of his voice as he spoke of the Rome he loved , spoke of it tenderly , as he would of a woman … |
| 8 | Tweed was doodling on his notepad as he spoke . |
| 9 | She squeezed his hand as she spoke . |
| 10 | She took his hand as she spoke . |
| 11 | Devraux did n't look at his son as he spoke , but stared straight ahead along the track , his face set in harsh lines . |
| 12 | Edouard sat and watched his brother as he spoke , his own face growing hard and still . |
| 13 | She watched his face as she spoke . |
| 14 | She saw the flicker of pain cross his face as she spoke of Lizzy and guessed that he was thinking of his own daughter . |
| 15 | Alexei was sure that his suspicions were plain upon his face as he spoke . |
| 16 | I remember his face as he spoke . |
| 17 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |