Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | Dexter saw Lancaster 's eyes flicker as he registered the implications of what Blanche had just told him . |
2 | His voice was marked by flat northern vowels and was so soft Dexter felt the muscles in his cheeks tense as he strained to hear . |
3 | His hair was slicked back and she could see the powerful shoulder muscles ripple as he took her weight . |
4 | He felt his bowels loosen , felt the hairs on his neck and forearms prickle as he saw the face of the first intruder , the one who held the gun . |
5 | A Liverpudlian like you , ’ Joe said , and the boy gave him a thumbs-up signal as he ran back to his classroom . |