Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] as he [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He climbed up the steps , pipe in mouth , grunted out a few words as he entered the attic and blew the lamp out , plunging them all into total darkness . |
| 2 | Inexorably Rose moved on through the entremets and coffee , sending eight people scurrying in all directions as he masterminded the performance , the objects of which were far from clear to Auguste . |
| 3 | Nigel Clogstoun-Willmott , caught up in something of the optimism in the British Imperial Headquarters at Cairo after General Wavell 's sweeping desert victories of December 1940 , was aware of these and many more problems as he completed a survey through the periscope of a mine-laying submarine off the island of Rhodes , which lies close to the Turkish coast ( see map p. 116 ) . |
| 4 | He knew the fish was doomed Methodically , he began to splash up and down the large pool almost falling several times as he traversed the uneven sandy bottom . |
| 5 | The muzzle flash illuminated Farrell and the yard around him for several feet as he raked the sub-gun back and forth , spent cartridge cases spewing from the weapon ; smoke and steam rising into the damp air . |
| 6 | Fogarty celebrated his long Schwantz style , by standing upright on his machine and punching the air with both hands as he crossed the finishing line . |