Example sentences of "[adv] tightly as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held her head more tightly as her lips discovered more secrets . |
| 2 | She gripped the pistol more tightly as she reached the wall beneath the window and rose slowly . |
| 3 | FitzAlan 's heart thundered against her cheek and his body was strung as tightly as her own , the arm around her like iron . |
| 4 | Try concentrating on squeezing your buttocks as tightly as you can instead . |
| 5 | Although I am sure that the Publishers Association is sincere in wishing to manage the book club rules as tightly as it manages the Net Book Agreement , we are all aware of the increasing confidence of the book clubs , who are bound to accelerate their invasion into the territory that booksellers have regarded as theirs . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Brave Nicola Wilkinson , who refused to let go of 12-month-old Kristian Watson , said : ‘ I just hung on as tightly as I could . ’ |
| 8 | " Please , Great-grandfather , do n't let my father be angry with me for what Kim did , " she prayed silently , closing her eyes as tightly as she could in an effort to add force to her thoughts . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Meredith pressed her thighs together as tightly as she could , summoning up all her resolve . |
| 11 | Jane had now taken hold of both his elbows and was gripping then tightly as she stared into his face . |
| 12 | I gripped my mum 's hand very tightly as we walked along the playground . |