Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kirov 's fingers trembled as he adjusted the fine-tuning dial of his radio set . |
| 2 | Benjamin 's shoulders shook as he controlled the bubble of laughter , but Henry sat back , clapping his hands and grinning from ear to ear like some bloody cat . |
| 3 | Joe 's eyes widened as he asked , ‘ You … you were thinking about getting married ? ’ |
| 4 | Abruptly , the car breasted a small rise in front of a junction , and Howard 's eyes widened as he saw a man standing in the middle of the road , who , it seemed , they were about to run down . |
| 5 | The sandy-haired man 's eyes narrowed as he took in the possessive gesture , but he made no comment on it . |
| 6 | Naseby 's eyes narrowed as he indicated that this would be an early priority . |
| 7 | The young man 's eyes narrowed as he tried to identify the speaker . |
| 8 | ’ Milton-Humberside 's eyes narrowed as he sipped his lethal cocktail of Foster 's lager and concentrated lime juice — a drink for gamblers , heartbreakers , hell-raisers . |
| 9 | Penry 's eyes softened as he went on to describe the rest of his family ; Katharine , married to a merchant banker and mother of two teenage sons , and Clemency , Charity 's twin , married to a writer and broadcaster and mother of twin girls and a son . |
| 10 | Dexter saw Lancaster 's eyes flicker as he registered the implications of what Blanche had just told him . |
| 11 | The policeman 's shoes creaked as he shifted his weight . |
| 12 | Mr Major 's troubles deepened as he consulted the Government 's business managers about the threat of a new Conservative revolt over the British Rail sell-off plan at the start of a two-day Commons debate . |
| 13 | Mr McNeill 's statements arose as he sought to counter allegations that a very high over-representation of children with English as a second language were in acute categories of special needs classes because the region had failed to judge their intelligence accurately . |
| 14 | He also consulted constitutional experts who assured him that it was in the Prime Minister 's hands to do as he chose . |
| 15 | Martin 's hands shook as he opened the heavy gate and relocked it behind him . |
| 16 | Guy 's hands flexed as he stood looking down at Isabel . |
| 17 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 18 | Duclos ' eyes narrowed as he registered the undisguised threat in the recruiter 's words ; then he forced a laugh to his lips . |