Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time .
2 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 . ’
3 However jewel-like the good will may be in its own right , there is a morally significant difference between rescuing someone from a burning building and dropping him from a twelfth storey window while trying to rescue him .
4 She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time .
5 But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place .
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