Example sentences of "[prep] their [noun pl] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the ledge below , the rock edge ripping his hands , and his shoulders almost jerked out of their sockets as he fought his boots flat for a hundredth of a second against the cliff face . |
| 2 | ‘ And Svend ? ’ she asked , trying to fight down the growing awareness of Rune 's hard body so close to her own , the feel of his hand against her waist , the slight rubbing of their thighs as he measured his pace to match her own . |
| 3 | He then requested Lucy and Jean to come from the kitchen , and , standing between them , he placed an arm round their shoulders as he said , ‘ This is Lucy and Jean , who have attended to your refreshments on behalf of Stella , my hostess , who is indisposed . |
| 4 | Henry continued to place the puppets in folds of Christmas paper and lay them in their boxes as he said , ‘ It 'll be like last year ; the Lord of the Manor will have bought her so much that everybody else 's presents will be eclipsed . ’ |
| 5 | She heard his footsteps in the hall and her jumbled thoughts halted in their tracks as he entered , hands thrust casually into the pockets of his denims . |