Example sentences of "as [conj] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | A translucent figure appeared before him , its three fingered hand outstretched as if to claim him for death . |
| 2 | She swung her arm as if to hit him , but Johnny caught hold of it and pushed her hand away . |
| 3 | His ability to face anything was severely tested by Mr Multhrop , who clutched him firmly by his lapels as he entered the door , as if holding him under close arrest , an impression strengthened by the sight of a uniformed policeman standing behind him . |
| 4 | My master 's main concern was Irvine 's non-appearance and when darkness fell on our third day at Coldstream , we both walked out on to the convent wall , peering into the darkness as if willing him to appear . |
| 5 | She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time . |
| 6 | Behind him , Paxton 's body lay amongst the frozen dancers and entertainers smiling down blankly as if welcoming him . |
| 7 | as if to remind him of the past , Controller Macdonald had a large video print of that moment on one wall of his office , which was in the basement . |
| 8 | Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) . |
| 9 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 10 | Lever stood , studying DeVore a moment , as if to weigh him , then smiled and nodded . |
| 11 | Her hands were on the belt , almost as if to deny him . |
| 12 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
| 13 | Her wide blue eyes swept up at the waiter as if considering him . |
| 14 | She opened her arms as if to gather him into them but he simply grinned and walked straight past her . |
| 15 | The younger man grunts and moves forward as if to stop him . |
| 16 | He stared , frightened , and she lay very quiet , as if kidding him . |
| 17 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 18 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 19 | This time when he slid the door back , she moved towards him , as if expecting him to let her pass , beginning to tell him about the incident at the Dragon Cloud , the wicker basket of leftovers from the teahouse held out before her . |
| 20 | Felicity merely shrugged and looked up at Harold , as if expecting him to answer for her . |
| 21 | She made as if to poke him in the eye . |
| 22 | ‘ We ’ , the stupid , ignorant , umbrage-taking members of Mark 's congregation , thought Sophia , moving closer to her husband as if to protect him from them . |
| 23 | Fleury faltered backwards as the sepoy advanced , still making as if to offer him the sabre . |
| 24 | She looked across at him as if giving him a final appraisal and checking for further clues in his face , in his clothes . |
| 25 | She looked at him a moment , as if to read him , then smiled . |
| 26 | Physic News told Mr Hayden to talk to the ghost as if to help him , but no response was ever forthcoming . |
| 27 | Luke just looked more puzzled , reaching out to touch her as if to help him understand . |
| 28 | The mare 's breathing was heavy and distressed and she kept turning her head round to him as if asking him for help . |
| 29 | Warmed by his body heat , her fingers spread out against his chest as if to absorb him . |
| 30 | Battler rose as if to follow him , then stopped and looked round at me . |