Example sentences of "[noun sg] as he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What can be deduced from this is that religion as he understands it involves belief in an ordered moral government of the whole universe and in the fact that religious and ethical ideals should inform all our actions . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes … yes , it 's been a long day , ’ she admitted , her cheeks flushing and her heart beginning to beat in a crazy rhythm as he held her tightly against his hard , tall figure for a moment . |
| 3 | Instead , the arm he held captive fell back to her side as he loosed her , and he stood staring into the distance , his face set in grim lines . |
| 4 | Mister Johnny sat on a stool , his cheek pressed into the cow 's smooth , swollen side as he milked her . |
| 5 | She was n't even aware of having spoken the words aloud until she saw his face tauten with some undefinable emotion as he held her from him . |
| 6 | Paul stared dreamily at the stables , the horses , and the grooms and coachmen busily rubbing them down ; and compared reason with romance , phenomenology — a word he had not previously heard used — with the behaviourism of the mind as he knew it . |
| 7 | Approaching the signal box he mounted the steps , the hand-rail creaking as he used it for support . |
| 8 | Why could n't she treat him with the same cool indifference as he showed her ? |
| 9 | Mr. Russ must have been a bit of a psychologist as he had us singing ‘ Summer Suns are glowing ’ quite often at morning assembly . |
| 10 | Anthony Gallagher wept in the dock as he heard he 'd been found not guilty of causing the deaths by reckless driving . |
| 11 | Behind her she could hear the sudden roar of the car engine as he pulled away from the kerb , then the steady throb as he slowed it alongside her . |
| 12 | The court heard Gooch break down in tears during the interview as he said he could n't remember what happened . |
| 13 | Fernando refilled her teacup , letting out a sigh of disbelief as he did it . |
| 14 | He was trying to pull her back down to the ground and laughing in disbelief as he did it . |
| 15 | A fresh tide of light was rising through them both , the erotic becoming a visionary toil as he watched it sweep over their skin , its brightness intensifying with every thrust . |
| 16 | I thought he 'd actually caught a defender as he headed it but er he has n't really got a good contact on the ball . |
| 17 | Each touch of each finger seemed to burn through her sweat-shirt , and her insides gave the most awful lurch as he held her easily above the floor , his eyes fixed steadily on hers . |
| 18 | ‘ You know I ca n't , damn you , ’ she conceded anguishedly , appalled by her vulnerability as he drew her down into his arms . |
| 19 | Angry Brian Reatus , 44 , allegedly foamed at the mouth as he pinned him to the wall . |
| 20 | But he had to release his hold on her mouth as he dragged her up the stairs , so she screamed at Agnes and her mother , who were already on the stairhead , ‘ He 's killed him ! |
| 21 | There was a grim expression about his mouth as he said it . |
| 22 | He executed the run well , without mishap ; Edouard 's heart was in his mouth as he watched him . |
| 23 | A slight smile curled the edges of his wide mouth as he watched them disappear behind a large veteran hay wagon parked on the far side of the pub yard . |
| 24 | The male garden spider Araneus diadematus will vibrate a strand of the female 's web as he approaches her , to let her know that he is not just another small insect caught in the web . |
| 25 | He was as near to the window as he felt he could get without falling . |
| 26 | He sighed with wry regret as he took her into his arms , tipping her face up to his . |
| 27 | Once he is satisfied that the law as he understands it is for Mrs. McLoughlin , he will feel justified in deciding in her favour , whatever the present legislature thinks and whether or not popular morality agrees . |
| 28 | She felt the muscles in the arm around her swell as he flexed them , and looked up at him , forgetting he was masked . |
| 29 | Groom ( if much more than ten years older than bride ) can look a bit of a Lothario as he escorts her down the aisle . |
| 30 | She had no time for further reflection as he marched her smartly out of the hotel and back to the car . |