Example sentences of "as he [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 2 | So this is how it 's going to be , thinks Howard , as he rides down in the lift again . |
| 3 | He was back in the seat , having kissed her glancingly on the mouth as he swung down into it . |
| 4 | He gave her a shake , forcing her chin up as he glared down into her face . |
| 5 | His blue eyes held shards of ice as he glared down at her , his features darkening in annoyance . |
| 6 | He had her by the arms before she could move , his face like granite as he glared down at her . |
| 7 | He must tie one end of the string to the opening of the cave and then let the ball unwind as he went down into the labyrinth . |
| 8 | We then hit him over the head with the punt-pole and paddled off out of range of his piteously outstretched hands , cackling demonically as he went down for the third time . |
| 9 | Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs . |
| 10 | Then at the appropriate moment , he unfurled a battered black umbrella , shielding his camera as he came down from the car . |
| 11 | ‘ Just made it , ’ this strange young man said as he flopped down beside us . |
| 12 | His eyes were like splinters as he glowered down at her , yet in their depths she could see the pain that tormented him . |
| 13 | It sounded like a question , but he had no intention of waiting for her answer , as he dropped down on the bed beside her , lacing his fingers through her lustrous brunette tresses , controlling the movement of her head so she could not escape the seductive power of his mouth as he took her unwilling lips with practised artistry . |
| 14 | The last Jess saw of him was his gaunt back with the coat skirts swinging as he disappeared down towards the quay . |
| 15 | He had missed her moment — he knew he had missed it — ; yet his eyes softened suddenly , and you could almost see the shadow fall from his shoulders as he twinkled down at Laura where she knelt before her dying fire . |
| 16 | Howard ca n't help laughing to himself as he goes down in the lift . |
| 17 | The pilot flipped up the door , and Duroc bent to avoid the still slowly circling blades as he stepped down onto the tarmac . |
| 18 | ‘ I feel sorry for that woman , ’ thought the bachelor as he stepped down from the train at the next station . |
| 19 | ‘ Welcome to Broadstairs , ’ announced Sir Thomas expansively as he stepped down from the railway carriage , flicking a practised hand towards a porter . |
| 20 | There 'll be nobody in at this hour ! ’ he repeated loudly , to the men behind as he got down from the jeep . |
| 21 | She knew he would kiss her and her whole body was waiting for it , every nerve-end coiled in fierce anticipation as his free hand slid round to the back of her head , holding her there , as he looked down into her face . |
| 22 | It was his first sight of his grandson and he felt a pang of anxiety as he looked down at him . |
| 23 | An image of Green 's bared head as he looked down at Harriet 's body came into her mind and of his face and expression . |
| 24 | As he looked down at her sleeping face , sucking contentedly on her thumb , he swore that he would commit murder if it kept his family as happy as they were now . |
| 25 | Duvall was holding the gun now as he looked down at him , breathing heavily . |
| 26 | And his smile , appearing slowly as he looked down at us , gleamed with a whiteness that almost hurt . |
| 27 | As he looked down at the body he used to love , he thanked God for letting him arrive in time . |
| 28 | ‘ They tell me betting-shops are littered with torn-up betting-slips , ’ said Morse , as he looked down at the two pink slips that Ashenden had handed to him . |
| 29 | Jake 's tone was lethal as he looked down at her with eyes that had turned to blue ice . |
| 30 | He shook his head wonderingly as he looked down at her . |