Example sentences of "he [verb] as [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who give it me ? ’ he asked as he pulled it over his head . |
| 2 | One of his hands closing over the slender curve of her hip made her lower body stir involuntarily , the increasing urgency of the gyrating movement explicit , both statement and summons , and Maria heard the harsh breath he drew as he absorbed it . |
| 3 | ‘ I rescued your other shoe , ’ he added as he brought it out from behind his back . |
| 4 | ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire . |
| 5 | He yawned as he did it , and banged about a bit , so I felt that I had to go . |
| 6 | It was glued in places by dried blood , and he flinched as she peeled it away . |
| 7 | He smiled as he said it . |
| 8 | He smiled as he said it , but Lisa did not smile back . |
| 9 | He smiled as he said it . |
| 10 | He smiled as he said it , that careless smile she loved so much . |
| 11 | It had happened by accident , almost , just buying the furniture he liked as he saw it , odd pieces here and there , and then choosing the carpet and curtains in the expensive London store where he had happened to be making inquiries about another crime . |
| 12 | He realizes as she says it how much he 's been missing her and all the rest of them . |
| 13 | ‘ I wish these bloody mobile phones had never been invented , ’ he said as he fished it out . |
| 14 | ‘ Brrrr — ’ he said as he held it up , ‘ Brrrr — I 'm a car driver , Brrrr — ’ |
| 15 | He paused as she tasted it gingerly . |
| 16 | He watches as I hold it in . |