Example sentences of "as he [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attempts by police to prevent protesters from other parts of the country from reaching the city lead to the death of a student on May 20 as he sought to evade a police cordon . |
| 2 | For more than two years from mid-1986 , Mazur — known as Musella to his drug world contacts — risked his life as he sought to infiltrate the smugglers in an operation known as C-Chase . |
| 3 | The upshot was that Bishop had a superb match as he sought to keep the game alive by constructively cautioning and chivvying the players to stay within the bounds of the permissible . |
| 4 | Media coverage of the Berlin rally was coloured by an incident involving anarchist Autonomen demonstrators , who threw eggs at von Weizsäcker as he sought to address the crowd . |
| 5 | I reached his side as he finished scanning the list of names on the last page . |
| 6 | As he finished tying the cravat into an acceptable knot he saw that one of the cheese-knives had stuck to the table linen by virtue of the butter that had been left on it . |
| 7 | The injury was a severe setback for Roebuck as he had gained a taste of international rugby when he toured France and Canada with the Wallabies at the end of 1989 . |
| 8 | I think we despised him in our highhanded way because as he had joined the Met service after the end of the war , he had never actually been in uniform . |
| 9 | After animadverting bitterly on the demands made on his old bones , as he had heaved the lady 's portmanteau into the boot , he had climbed laboriously into the gig without even offering to assist her to do the same . |
| 10 | However , as he had made a start , he was determined to continue come what may … |
| 11 | Just as he had made an example of earlier insubordinates , such as Hedilla , Varela , Galarza and Yagüe , now the monarchist Kindelán , who had been a stone in Franco 's shoe since 1936 , was arrested and exiled to the Canary Islands . |
| 12 | Then , having deposited the folder of foolscap pages on Whitaker 's desk , the Head of Serials made as rapid a departure as he had made an entrance . |
| 13 | He is a retired reverend , and I thought that , as he had made the effort , it might be nice to ask him to say a prayer to round off the proceedings . |
| 14 | died on the evening of February 14th , just as he had completed an act for a private party . |
| 15 | However , someone in Wilson 's office proceeded to leak my name to the press , which used it as an opportunity for jibes at him , particularly as he had contrived an impression that the negotiations had succeeded because of him . |
| 16 | As he had seen no change in her , so she could see little difference in him . |
| 17 | Murray reached for the mop but Richard pulled it away and squeezed it out in the bucket as he had seen the maids do . |
| 18 | Oliver held up the bottom of the pocket with one hand , as he had seen the Dodger hold it , and pulled the handkerchief lightly out of it with the other . |
| 19 | He had reached for the Ruger as soon as he had seen the taxi pull up , and he had had the Ruger in his grip when the front door opposite had opened , and he had loosened the grip when he had seen that the target carried no cases , only had his daughters ’ hands in his . |
| 20 | He welcomed his wife and Erika briefly , said that as he had prepared the meal he was not going to wash up , and retreated into his bedroom . |
| 21 | She said she thought it was all right as long as he had squared the matter with his own family . |
| 22 | An inquest held at Southport Coroner 's Court yesterday heard how on the night before his death Mr Ryder had played cards at his home in Green Lane , Formby , as he had done every Saturday night for the past 30 years . |
| 23 | Curtis came in wearing a shabby , fawn mackintosh and looking exactly as he had done the night before . |
| 24 | Eventually , Jack Hayden was promoted to station inspector which made a move away from Covent Garden Station necessary , but he was somewhat frustrated at not being able to re-establish contact with ‘ Charlie ’ , as he had christened the ghost . |
| 25 | Fighting erupted in Beirut yesterday shortly after President Elias Hrawi was quoted as saying that Syrian troops would leave parts of Lebanon as soon as he had overcome the resistance of troops of General Michel Aoun in the Christian enclave . |
| 26 | He stopped trembling as quickly as he had begun a moment before and seemed to withdraw down the dark passage to the daydream he was locked in when they first arrived . |
| 27 | Jezrael asked , giving an artistic shiver that he missed , even as he had missed the sight of the ice-cliffs all around . |
| 28 | Omero knew exactly what she meant as he had broken a tooth as a result of eating rock given to him by visitors at Easter , and sometimes it really hurts . |
| 29 | Not only am I not prepared to have a semi-detached marriage , but I 'm convinced that if you really cared for me you would have no hesitation about placing my interests first , ’ had been his parting shot as he had left the apartment , slamming the front door loudly behind him . |
| 30 | As soon as he had left the Commissioner 's office and was back in his own room Commander Adam Dalgliesh rang Chief Inspector John Massingham . |