Example sentences of "[vb past] as he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not much , ’ he dismissed as he carried on walking towards the cottage . |
| 2 | Mayakovsky 's poem ‘ An Amazing Adventure of Vladimir Mayakovsky ’ surfaced as he worked . |
| 3 | Otley objected as he waited under the trees with his bunch of Brits . |
| 4 | The older man , a moustachioed veteran of about his own age , rose as he entered . |
| 5 | Corbett immediately recognised de Craon , who rose as he entered , gave a half-mocking bow and waved him to a stool . |
| 6 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 7 | She rose as he came towards her . |
| 8 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 9 | Julian rose as he came in , and bowed herself unnoticed from the room ; but from beneath her lowered lids she saw them meet , and the private radiance that lit their faces was still a dazzle in her eyes as she closed the door upon them . |
| 10 | His brows rose as he turned his brown eyes upon her . |
| 11 | The older man 's bushy grey brows rose as he shot her a penetrating glance . |
| 12 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 13 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 14 | ‘ All right , all right , ’ John Williamson grumbled as he made his way to the table and sat down . |
| 15 | ‘ Ye can see me now , more 's the pity , ’ he grumbled as he pushed his way to the back , treading on a few feet in the process . |
| 16 | ‘ Invalid and invalid as in having no effect , ’ Fernando grumbled as he went to pour her a drink from a jug on the table . |
| 17 | He yowled as he touched one of the plates , which took away a layer of his skin . |
| 18 | Boyd was calling up the stairs for Hank to come down , and she watched silently , as if at the movies , while he emerged from his ground-floor bedroom , walked past her without looking at her , and held out his hand to the reporter , who winced as he felt its grip . |
| 19 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 20 | Roy winced as he thought of her . |
| 21 | Maxham winced as he walked across the kitchen . |
| 22 | Roman winced as he took in her fragile appearance , and Claudia , on her part , wondered why he did n't look either well or happy , while Dana was positively blooming . |
| 23 | ‘ I was beginning to think you pair were dancing for the duration , ’ Andy joked as he shook hands with Maggie . |
| 24 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 25 | One of his hands closing over the slender curve of her hip made her lower body stir involuntarily , the increasing urgency of the gyrating movement explicit , both statement and summons , and Maria heard the harsh breath he drew as he absorbed it . |
| 26 | I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 28 | However , you of all people know how erratic are his movements , moved as he is by guilt and persecution . |
| 29 | And — ’ with a grateful glance at Benedict , who was standing by , mute , moved as he had not expected to be by this reunion he had brought about ‘ — thanks to this intelligent and resourceful young man , it is over now . ’ |
| 30 | He moved as he was placed there . |