Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] tightly as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knight had to swerve at the last moment to avoid a head-on collision with his opponent , but at the same time he had to couch his lance to his side as tightly as possible with his hand and under his arm so that the lance blow was struck with all the weight and momentum of his horse behind it , for if in swerving aside he moved his hand or used his arm to thrust at his opponent then a blow delivered in this manner would have no effect whatever . |
| 2 | He held her head more tightly as her lips discovered more secrets . |
| 3 | She gripped the pistol more tightly as she reached the wall beneath the window and rose slowly . |
| 4 | He had held the paper as tightly as an old woman holds a rosary . |
| 5 | Blood from my arm came streaming back into my face , in spite of the fact that I was holding the stump as tightly as I could . |
| 6 | In fact , the Princess of Wales — a woman Selina is often compared with — must wish she was able to keep the lid on her private life as tightly as Selina has . |
| 7 | She gripped his hand as tightly as she could , feeling a terrific wrench on her shoulders as he tried to haul her in , steadying himself against the door to ensure that he did n't end up suffering the same fate as his companion . |
| 8 | I gripped my mum 's hand very tightly as we walked along the playground . |