Example sentences of "[verb] as he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They made a good pair , both dark-haired , Simone animated and bubbly , laughing as he related amusing anecdotes about his travels . |
2 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
3 | He had come as he did each day with bread from the baker 's iron oven that stood open to the lane in the souk . |
4 | Surkov 's hand trembled as he lit another cigarette . |
5 | Patrick , a former soldier , was alone on an around the world adventure when he was shot as he resisted two men who tried to take his cash and camera . |
6 | He apologises as he stifles another yawn and tries to look interested . |
7 | This bottle seems to have a plastic stopper , ’ he murmured as he filled two glasses . |
8 | ‘ They know as he does that 75pc of the cigarettes manufactured in Darlington go abroad . |
9 | Keith grinned as he selected another file . |
10 | If the Prince of Wales had not stood up and spoken as he did that day , the government might have remained entrenched on the subject for considerably longer than it was . |
11 | Lilley : Nothing will be spared as he scrutinises social security expenditure |
12 | She gave him a few things , all invented , and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger . |
13 | With only fifteen yards to go Crisp tightened as he felt Red Rum 's presence but it was his dying effort and only lasted for a second . |
14 | He felt as he had that night when he invoked the power of Callanish to intercede and save Minch 's life . |
15 | When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as : ‘ Nice Man , pleasant person . |
16 | He lifted the boy 's hand into his rough dry palm and poked at the pattern of bruises on both sides , scowling as he prodded each mark in turn . |
17 | He smiled as he poured hot chocolate from a vacuum flask for her , then drew a chair up near the bed . |
18 | He coughed as he lit another cigarette . |
19 | This machine may be as simple as a cardboard box with a slot into which a programme can be introduced , and with a knob which the student turns as he completes one line or frame . |
20 | Clifford said he did not know which academic dress to wear as he had three London degrees , and ‘ I ca n't wear them all at once ’ . |
21 | Then , he let out a groan and sank into a chair , his hands over his face and his shoulders heaving as he made superhuman efforts to contain his shock and grief . |