Example sentences of "[vb past] as he [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His brows rose as he turned his brown eyes upon her . |
| 2 | His sad face trembled as he shook his sincere , hurt head and sat down . |
| 3 | ‘ I can wait , ’ Jenna sighed as he gathered her close . |
| 4 | She watched as he made his own examination before straightening up . |
| 5 | Charlie laughed as he gathered his only son into his arms . |
| 6 | His optimism grew as he made his own assessment of the other candidates . |
| 7 | Colin Parry , 37 , a personnel officer , wept as he said his 12-year-old son would never be the way he was but they wanted him to live and they would make a life for him . |
| 8 | Some of the 150 or so cast and production crew he gathered together at a local hotel broke down and wept as he confirmed their worst fears . |
| 9 | Charlie smiled as he placed his frozen fingers round the hot mug and sipped slowly to be sure that the simple pleasure lasted . |
| 10 | The prince smiled as he spoke her true name — as if tempting fate , cocking a snook at danger . |
| 11 | She gasped as he yanked her closer . |
| 12 | The flimsy yellow chair behind Wexford 's rosewood desk creaked as he lowered his heavy body into it . |
| 13 | Robyn asked as he pulled her close to him once again . |
| 14 | ‘ A plant needs air , sunshine , moisture , and certain chemicals — given these it does its own growing ’ , he explained as he amplified his educational stance . |
| 15 | Leonora flushed as he prised her stiff hands from the rail . |