Example sentences of "as he [verb] [pron] first " in BNC.

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1 His hands did n't roam , did n't take liberties that she might not have wanted him to take ; only his head moved , his mouth , as he kissed her first one way , then another ; drew her lower lip , infinitely gently , between his ; sampled the top lip , her tongue ; moved languidly to approach from another direction .
2 Richard 's fingers played with the card as he recalled their first meeting , 13 years ago , at Adam 's party .
3 AMERICAN university students gave the Prince of Wales a rousing welcome at the weekend as he continued his first overseas trip since the December announcement of the collapse of his marriage .
4 BOY wonder Nicholas MacMahon enters a brave new world as he takes his first tentative taps on a computer keyboard .
5 A beady glint appeared in Manolo 's clear blue eyes as he got his first scent of blood money and began to turn into a shark .
6 I 'll be talking to arch modernizer Harriet Harman , and John Cole takes a sideways look at the Chancellor 's dilemma as he prepares his first budget .
7 Kharin , unable to speak a word of English , saw Hitchcock pull off one of the saves of the season as he watched his first match following a £400,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow .
8 The 24-year-old local hero failed to find the superb form which saw him win the French Indoor Championships , as he lost his first match to Pete Sampras , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–3 ) .
9 However , the Scot has had successive deciding-frame victories here in Belgium and perhaps his Wembley success may turn out to be another false dawn as he chases his first ranking title of an erratic season .
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