Example sentences of "[verb] as he [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | His voice drops as he asks it . |
| 3 | Boy thought he would like to see the city under heavy snow ; then it would look like a real map , all in black and white , the river a thick black ribbon , or , if frozen as he knew it had once been , a clean white ribbon , the only space in the city without streets , names , lights or indeed owners . |
| 4 | ‘ I rescued your other shoe , ’ he added as he brought it out from behind his back . |
| 5 | In general , however , the President stood aloof , refusing as he put it " to get down in the gutter with that guy " . |
| 6 | Graham frowned as he passed it , partly at its loud white-lettered tyres and obtrusive styling , but partly because it reminded him of something ; something to do with Slater , with Sara even . |
| 7 | Newman frowned as he worked it out . |
| 8 | Eventually when the letter came in its blue envelope with the pious SAG printed across the seal , the hands so firm holding a gun or tool shook as he took it . |
| 9 | His hands shook as he held it . |
| 10 | He yawned as he did it , and banged about a bit , so I felt that I had to go . |
| 11 | The author 's study is preserved as he left it , along with his collections of books , armour and historical records . |
| 12 | His eyes shone as he opened it and took out a gold watch covered in jewels . |
| 13 | Maxim wondered why he was n't more shocked at the instinctive distrust implied by that decision , and sighed as he realised it was because he 'd been nearly six months in the atmosphere of Whitehall . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | He even had the cheek to smile as he said it . |
| 16 | His eyes were watering as he started it , and he looked away from me again , towards the deserted white tables around us . |
| 17 | Rodrigo De Triano also figures in the entries and will take his chance if the ground stays as he likes it . |
| 18 | His temper was rising as he unpacked it . |
| 19 | Jeff grinned as he said it . |
| 20 | Several times she caught him looking at her unguardedly , and heat flared in his eyes , to be instantly banked as he brought it under control with his iron will . |
| 21 | Numbly , she followed him to the ladder at the back of the yacht , then watched as he ignored it and dived powerfully into the indigo water , his body slicing cleanly with hardly a splash before he struck out with a strong , fast crawl towards the far distant shore . |
| 22 | They watched as he took it , his face grey , his voice tight . |
| 23 | I took him in and watched as he studied it . |
| 24 | He stole a chicken from work , and I watched as he stuffed it and sewed it up with needle and thread in his girlfriend 's flat , frowning with ponderous alcoholic severity . |
| 25 | She pulled her jumper off and handed it to him , then watched as he spread it out and laid the dead animal on it . |
| 26 | ‘ Keep it ! ’ she blazed as he tossed it on to the terrace by the front door . |
| 27 | He silently toasted Dowd as he talked , knowing as he sipped it that there 'd be bloodshed before Christmas Day dawned . |
| 28 | Silvio 's chair scraped as he shoved it back . |
| 29 | He submits that the true purpose of this Act was to meet the mischief of hacking as he defines it . |
| 30 | Susan exclaimed in horror , but the old man laughed as he slipped it into his pocket . |