Example sentences of "he as [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie had her back to him as she busied herself by the fire . |
| 2 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 3 | Juliet stood staring at him as he made it to the kitchen chair . |
| 4 | Luke Calder sat down on the settee , pulling Fran down next to him as he favoured her with a smile that would have made a lesser woman fall in a grateful little heap at his feet . |
| 5 | When Luke moved her back towards one of the couches , she complied mindlessly , letting him pull her down with him and turning in towards him as he drew her across him , supporting her with one arm while his free hand curved round her , instinct or experience guiding him to the concealed zip of her simple dress . |
| 6 | To her surprise he took her arm , his hand under her elbow , forcing her to place her weight firmly on him as he helped her to her seat . |
| 7 | Helen and Edward now met frequently on the Common , and she visited her father 's grave with him as he tended it with wild flowers . |
| 8 | ‘ In that case , ’ Maggie said happily , snuggling against him as he put her in the car and came to sit beside her , ‘ I wo n't argue . ’ |
| 9 | He held out his hand and she gave it to him , watching him as he put it to his lips , her eyes fixed in an almost mesmerised stare . |
| 10 | ‘ Look — er — this is all … well , it 's all quite ridiculous , ’ she told him as he issued her into the apartment . |