Example sentences of "[adj] as he [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thinks of that great opening shot in Le Métro and he realizes that her lips are moving in exactly the same way , her face pained as he does his practised best . |
| 2 | The glitter in his eyes was white-hot as he met her wide-open , startled gaze . |
| 3 | Taylor 's slip catching had suddenly become a worry , though he recovered his poise with a good take late in the match , no longer rigid as he threw himself low to his right . |
| 4 | Dr Arnold lauded the Reference team as much as he did his favourite orchestra , who sat down and played his works without any rehearsals or having read the music . |
| 5 | But walking along beside him , sucking his cane , and looking ineffably bored as he escorted his new marchioness , née Miss Maybelle Foy , the meat-packer 's heiress from Chicago , was none other than Havvie Blaine , of unblessed memory . |
| 6 | Rachel leaned forward between the front seats of the ambulance and as she glanced down she saw that David 's knuckles showed white as he gripped his black case , his other hand on the door catch , ready to run ; Greg was gnawing the side of his thumb and behind her Nina was breathing deeply . |
| 7 | He stood still as he recalled her plain speaking , and , his head hanging , he experienced a mixture of relief and a feeling that was most akin to shame . |
| 8 | He does n't care if he drags us down with him , as long as he clears his precious name ! |
| 9 | His gaze was wry as he scanned her white face . |
| 10 | Dad was a gruff bear of a Yorkshire man , warm but not tactile , his rare hugs self-conscious , one-armed and brief , but the compassion in his eyes was overwhelming as he placed his large hands on my shoulders and murmured : ‘ Ah , lass , lass . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Parsons looked down at me at last , and I could see a different embarrassment replacing the first as he met my ironic eye . |
| 12 | On shaky legs she walked slowly over to him , stood before him , her breathing suddenly shallow and jerky as he moved his dark gaze the length of her body . |
| 13 | There were lines of tension about his mouth , but his hand was gentle as he cradled her lacerated foot . |
| 14 | As soon as the first ring sounded he knew she was not there , that the sound of the telephone was reverberating through empty rooms , as lost and desolate as wind crying across a salt marsh , as hopeless as he felt his own heart to be . |
| 15 | NEIL KINNOCK vainly sought to put a brave face on a night of setbacks for Labour as he increased his own majority in Islwyn to a record for the constituency . |
| 16 | The thin , handsome face , grey-eyed and intelligent , no longer struck attractive as he made his small talk . |
| 17 | Grout glared at them both as he rubbed his smarting head . |