Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you jealous ? ’ he whispered thickly , his heart beating hard as he crushed her to his chest . |
| 2 | Charlie could feel his heart pumping away as the colour-sergeant knocked quietly on the door . |
| 3 | Rune 's eyes swept across her open face and she saw his jaw tighten momentarily as he clearly read her distress . |
| 4 | His jaw dropped slightly as he took them in : one Picasso , from his Cubist period ; two superb Braques ; an early Kandinsky ; a Mondrian ; one of Rothko 's red series ; a vast and tormented Jackson Pollock . |
| 5 | There were crescents under his eyes like bruises , and his jaw jutted out as though it were trying to overtake his nose . |
| 6 | In the match of the tournament , Drake took the first set 6–3 only to see his advantage melt away as Alger powered his way back into the reckoning with a blistering 6–1 win in the second . |
| 7 | but his responsibility runs downwards as well to the managers of his team . ’ |
| 8 | His chest burned savagely as the ropes bit into his skin . |
| 9 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 10 | … screaming as he lurched from his bed , his hands groping for his throat , his chest heaving convulsively as he fought for air . |
| 11 | ‘ Doc … tor … ’ he croaked , his mouth seizing up as he tried to speak . |
| 12 | Fran blushed crimson as she realised that he was staring at her , one corner of his mouth lifted mockingly as though he could read her thoughts . |
| 13 | ‘ I wanted to catch the way his mouth goes down as well as up . |
| 14 | The man 's gaze raked her clear complexion and pale gold hair , then his mouth twisted slightly as he drawled in a sardonic tone , ‘ What 's the matter , Cornflower ? |
| 15 | His mouth twisted slightly as he found the ignition and they set off , leaving behind a trail of smoke . |
| 16 | Scott the collie has his work cut out as he rounds up the sheep at Camp Farm . |
| 17 | Leaning forward , his body stiffened suddenly as the bright orange float took a dive and disappeared from view . |
| 18 | His brow creased ominously as he pulled his lean length upright . |
| 19 | Ray Highsmith has two children , and his wife works there as well . |
| 20 | Alan was concentrating too , his shoulders hunched , his head moving slightly as he read . |
| 21 | There you will see thousands of cars speeding by , each with the driver alone , his head thrown back as he yells the words aloud , her fist slapping the wheel in time to the beat , thousands of silent screams haring up the M1 to get to that meeting on schedule . |
| 22 | It was important not to remember how Nuadu had looked in those last moments , defiant and unafraid , his head thrown back as the Robemaker had dragged him forward by the vicious crimson rope-lights . |
| 23 | His head slumped forward as he gave up the ghost . |
| 24 | His head bent quickly as his other arm drew her against him . |
| 25 | Ben stood before the shallow flight of steps that led up to the main entrance , his head tilted back as he studied the frontage . |
| 26 | His argument runs briefly as follows . |
| 27 | Fred 's face was flushed a deep red and his breath came fast as he slipped down his trousers and pressed himself on top of her body . |
| 28 | CLIMBER Robin Davies saw his life dripping away as he lay marooned on a melting ice ledge . |
| 29 | ‘ Yoo-hoo ! ’ yelled Jack in Wild Western imitation , but his voice tailed away as Inspector Burden of Kingsmarkham CID emerged from Queen Street and approached them across the forecourt of the Olive and Dove . |
| 30 | ‘ You like it and I like it , ’ he said , his voice muffled now as his head became buried between her legs . |