Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , " he said , placing a creaky arm across my shoulders as he led me through to the parlour , " I want you to meet Vron . " |
| 2 | Which was exactly why , of course , he had taken the trouble to come all this way to look into my eyes as he asked for my help . |
| 3 | He seized a horrible pair of forceps and I closed my eyes as he started flexing his muscles . |
| 4 | I removed my cigarettes as he stretched his hand toward the pack , stuck one in my face and lit it . |
| 5 | She watched him through her fingers as he went down the garden and bent over the hole . |
| 6 | She clung to the front of her costume , gritting her teeth as he widened the circle of massage , smoothing the cream over her shoulders and down towards the small of her back . |
| 7 | It was Rune who broke the close embrace , lifting his head away , his hands still tender on her shoulders as he scanned her face , his own features harshly set . |
| 8 | D'Arcy 's grip tightened round her shoulders as he felt her hot tears against his skin . |
| 9 | Penry returned quickly with a warm , dry towel , which he draped round her shoulders as he took her wrist in his . |
| 10 | His hands left her shoulders as he breathed a sigh of relief , and his gaze locked with hers as if he could read her soul in its depth . |
| 11 | All she later remembered was the strength of his hands on her shoulders as he forced her back against the bark of an apple tree and held her there , imprisoned . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He set her down beside the car , his arm firm around her shoulders as he steadied her and opened the door to put her gently inside . |
| 14 | ‘ And Svend ? ’ she asked , trying to fight down the growing awareness of Rune 's hard body so close to her own , the feel of his hand against her waist , the slight rubbing of their thighs as he measured his pace to match her own . |
| 15 | His hand slid to her breast and he turned impatiently back to her lips as he felt the surging , swollen arousal . |
| 16 | She gasped , his name whispering over her lips as he stirred her senses and brought her temperature soaring to fever-pitch . |
| 17 | About to tell him hotly that she would not accept any legacy , Jenna was interrupted sharply , the words dying on her lips as he stood and began to pace about restlessly , hands in his pockets . |
| 18 | She followed him with her eyes as he walked with Emmie to the gate , very neat and spruce in the white Terylene shirt and blue shorts she had bought for him at Harrods . |
| 19 | She tried to tell him with her eyes as he advanced , hands balled into fists , but he did n't understand . |
| 20 | He held her eyes as he said it , making her heart skid inside her , the touch of his gaze suddenly so soft , so caressing , that it suffused her entire body with a glow of sensuous pleasure . |
| 21 | She closed her eyes as he reached an exploratory finger to slowly outline the curve of her cheek , her chin , her throat , all the way down to one tight , aching nipple . |
| 22 | He smiled a harsh smile and held her eyes as he told her , ‘ You may be able to offer Kirsty a comfortable single-parent home in London , but I can offer her a great deal more than that … ’ |
| 23 | She closed her eyes as he thrust into her , moving with rhythmic deliberation until everything exploded in her , and she released her breath in one long sigh of physical fulfilment . |
| 24 | There was , perhaps , relief , almost elation , in her eyes as he sat down beside her and took her hand . |
| 25 | She rubbed sinuously against him as she felt a deep thrill at his arousal , and shut her eyes as he removed the last fragile barrier . |
| 26 | But he did reconsider next day , when he saw her watching the passage of the porter from the refectory before noon , and following him with her eyes as he turned in between infirmary and schoolroom , where the two small stony cells were built into the angle of the wall , close to the wicket that led through to the mill and the pond . |
| 27 | He then requested Lucy and Jean to come from the kitchen , and , standing between them , he placed an arm round their shoulders as he said , ‘ This is Lucy and Jean , who have attended to your refreshments on behalf of Stella , my hostess , who is indisposed . |
| 28 | Dazed , overwhelmed with the need and intensity that had sizzled between them since they first met , Rachel did less than resist ; she actively acquiesced , arching her body against his as he slid on to the bed on top of her , and his hoarsely muttered words were bitter-sweet to her ears as he renewed the kiss , his heart thudding above her as his hands began to stroke and explore her passionately responsive body . |
| 29 | At last he released her , setting her back on her feet as he gazed down into her strangely unfocused eyes . |
| 30 | In the next instant Travis was rising and she was set back on her feet as he put some distance between them . |