Example sentences of "[coord] as he turned " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dancing man stopped playing and as he turned to unbuckle the strap of his cymbals , he saw Dot was still behind him . |
| 2 | His hair was trailing behind him like a veil and Mike , the bass , observed that he looked as though he was trawling for mackerel ; and as he turned , Colin , the drummer , said : ‘ Bugger me ! |
| 3 | He had the air of an aristocrat and as he turned to gaze at Blackberry from his great , brown eyes , Hazel began to see himself as a ragged wanderer , leader of a gang of vagabonds . |
| 4 | It was over as soon as it had happened , and as he turned in panic he could see that in reality she was exactly as before … except that she was looking at him now in a way that was more detached , stepping back as if to observe whatever he was going to do next . |
| 5 | But it was a tersely worded compliment , and as he turned to take an olive from the tray of hors-d'oeuvres already laid out on a side-table , her stabbing disappointment told Belinda that he was the person she had really dressed up for today , though what she wanted to prove to him she did n't quite know . |
| 6 | ‘ Oi Blake , ’ said the man in front of the lovers and as he turned , Marcus saw FUCK THE POLL TAX tattooed on his throat . |
| 7 | and as he turned Marcus noticed that he too had a loose thread on his shirt . |
| 8 | He greeted her calmly and as he turned the ignition key he said , ‘ I have to see to a young leopard and treat the hippo , who , they tell me , is a bit off colour . |
| 9 | But as he turned , the dirt in his mouth , she could see that things had gone too far . |
| 10 | One witness , a taxi-driver , said : ‘ The police car stopped the van right in front of ou ‘ The policeman ran after him , but as he turned the corner he was shot twice in the back . |
| 11 | But as he turned to flee , Derek slumped at the wheel , clutching his chest . |
| 12 | Greg glanced uncertainly from Rachel to Nina but as he turned to the door Rachel stopped him . |
| 13 | ‘ Fine , thanks , ’ she murmured , but as he turned to introduce his companion , Olinda Bray , she was shaking inside . |