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 .
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