Example sentences of "[pron] was [verb] [pron] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But now he was cuddling me and whispering in my ear with helpless pleading , " Hold me — hold me — " Suddenly I was hugging him with all my strength ; our bodies were strung tight together and we were kissing each other 's cheeks with little frantic kisses — we could n't bear to draw apart even enough to find each other 's lips . |
| 2 | She was regarding them with wide , dark eyes , full of uncertainty . |
| 3 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 4 | He was watching her with that same intensity she 'd seen in his face before , the one that made his eyes seem like dark sapphires . |
| 5 | He was watching her with such quiet intensity that , for just an instant , she felt as if there were no one else in the square but the two of them . |
| 6 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 7 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 8 | Although he was no stranger to the town , now that he was on a case he was seeing it with new eyes . |
| 9 | She looked at him warily to find that he was regarding her with unprecedented tenderness . |
| 10 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 11 | He was kissing her with small caresses of his mouth , teasing her cheeks and nose , tempting her brows and the corners of her mouth , so that her breath grew shallow and her body leaned against his solid frame for support . |
| 12 | He was teasing her with this leisurely foreplay , stoking the fires inside her until they reached the point where they could no longer be contained . |
| 13 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 14 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 15 | Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 16 | He was defending himself with great skill , every now and then sliding his hands down the staff and striking at a distance with its full length , and then suddenly changing direction and bringing the shortened end up in a jab at the face or stomach of one of the attackers he had tempted to come too close . |
| 17 | Course you can imagine how careful he was carrying it with that in it . |