Example sentences of "as he make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of all the stupid , careless — ’ Flinching beneath contemptuous anger that gave each word the force of a blow , Polly could only watch as he made a visible effort to control himself . |
| 2 | His sensuous words intoxicated her , the heated darkness of his eyes intoxicated her , and Maggie gave a sharp , bewitched cry as he suddenly possessed her , coming deeply into her , his mouth cutting off any further cry as he made a low , dark sound deep in his throat and arched her beneath him . |
| 3 | Ian Wright also had food for thought as he made a hasty exit from Arsenal 's demoralised dressing room . |
| 4 | Glancing at Dieter , Melissa read ‘ What did I tell you ? ’ in his smile as he made a great pantomime of clearing his throat . |
| 5 | In the event , these ended a foot to the right of him as he made a soft landing on Vic 's bed . |
| 6 | After he had taken his fill and sampled everything , he would then collect a jug of ale from the pantry and depart along the hallway with the tap-tap of his walking cane making an ominous rhythm on the tiled floor ; the sound becoming muffled as he made the difficult journey up the wide ornate staircase to his bedroom . |
| 7 | Wyn-rajathuk shook the pouch , then banged it on the ground , then struck it against his shoulders ; he chanted softly as he made the rhythmic movements , and the words were nonsense words . |
| 8 | As he made the conventional response , Robert felt a curious exaltation , as if the phrase had made such unpleasant things as Dr Ali melt away . |
| 9 | Because at that precise moment the chauffeur put his foot down hard on the brake as he made an abrupt , sharp turn down a narrow street , and Laura found herself being thrown backwards across the seat … into Ross 's embrace . |
| 10 | If he does sport independently , he has to concentrate on maintaining control over any associated reactions which could knock him off balance as he makes a physical effort . |