Example sentences of "as his [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lowe liked crunching numbers anyway , but as his figures skittered across the rubbery keys of the calculator , he began to gasp with amazement . |
| 2 | He let his eyes travel over her , openly appraising , as his gaze took in the firm , high breasts , softly moulded by the cashmere of her sweater-dress , then drifted down to the dip of her waist and the womanly curves of her hips and thighs . |
| 3 | As his gaze roves across the sky , he checks off what he sees against his mental star map . |
| 4 | He ducked down the back stairs — glad , for once , that there were so few lights working along the landings — as his visitors strode towards the front . |
| 5 | In a dramatic final episode , Roy 's devotees will watch their hero vainly wrestle the controls as his helicopter plunges to the ground and explodes in a ball of flames . |
| 6 | ‘ He wo n't be here yet , my dear , ’ said old Mr Clare , as his wife went to the front door for the tenth time . |
| 7 | As his voice carries through the vast auditorium , the piped music cowers against such formidable odds . |
| 8 | Curly Top stood up as his superior came into the room . |
| 9 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |
| 10 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |
| 11 | Joe was in the spearhead but John also wrote of amazing scenes he witnessed as his company moved through the countryside . |
| 12 | The floor was made of bamboo strips laid haphazardly side by side , and he staggered several times as his feet slipped between the round poles . |
| 13 | He made a clean take-off , skidded down the face , and tracked the wave into the hazardous zone known as the ‘ Bermuda triangle ’ , somersaulting as his board stalled on the sandbank . |
| 14 | The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below . |
| 15 | The jolt rattled his ribs and he breathed in at the same moment as his head crashed through the surface , like a seal in the surf . |
| 16 | Swing , he screamed at himself as his arms crashed into the pine , not holding , but the weight of his body already carrying him on in the next arc of his trajectory . |
| 17 | Her breath caught as his fingers moved against the rise of her breasts . |
| 18 | Robyn watched as his hands moulded and caressed each silken mound , heard the gasp of delight escape from her own lips as his fingers played with the darkened peaks . |
| 19 | ‘ I thought you were going to undress me very slowly ? ’ she murmured , as his fingers went to the satin-covered buttons on her blouse . |
| 20 | As his fingers closed round the gun , movement caught the edge of his vision and he heard a harsh bubbling moan from behind him . |
| 21 | His hand had slid to her thigh , and she felt the lurch of dismay as his fingers slid over the silky fabric of her dress . |
| 22 | He reached out and let his hand trail up her bare arm , watching her face as his fingers slid over the smooth silk of her skin . |
| 23 | The youth snaked his hand behind the door but as his fingers curled around the hilt of the sheathed poniard Graham appeared behind him and pressed the Beretta into his back . |
| 24 | ‘ Why not ? ’ he queried as his mouth moved to the cord in her neck , destroying what little command over her senses she had left . |
| 25 | When he moved lower , she tangled her fingers in the thick blackness of his hair , shivering as his mouth moved to the intimate core of her sexuality , parting the curled Titian triangle with his tongue . |
| 26 | Manville shrank back behind a display rack for a moment as his eyes moved towards the store window . |
| 27 | As his eyes adjusted to the scorching dry heat , he saw that the slaves were all lightly clad ; in the main , they wore ragged breeches , with the upper halves of their bodies and their feet bare . |
| 28 | He looked pale and serious as his eyes scampered round the room until they found the telephone . |
| 29 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 30 | Then , as his eyes fell to the way she was cradling one hand in the other , he added , frowning , ‘ You 're hurt . ’ |