Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He started as he heard a whirring noise in the air .
2 Already he sported a blond mustache that was a passable imitation of the older man 's , and he twisted a strand or two of it between finger and thumb as he shot a comic grimace of pain in Joseph 's direction to convey his discomfort at the extravagant declaration of faith in him .
3 The youngest child in the lorry started to cry as he saw a skinny boy crumple in the road .
4 The Doctor stepped back from the device as Petion entered , but his welcoming words died on his lips as he saw the liveried servant who followed Petion in , a machete held loosely and comfortably in his hand with the certainty of one who knows how to use it .
5 Crossley 's mouth dropped open as he saw the taller man pull a gun into view .
6 He stepped back a pace , smiling broadly as he saw the young woman who stood before him , looking slightly surprised .
7 Ross 's voice broke through her unhappy thoughts , his dark eyebrows raised as he saw the half-empty wine bottle on the low table in front of her .
8 He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late .
9 He looked up desperately as he saw the other assassin now approach , his dagger raised , waiting to strike .
10 Guy 's mouth twisted into a wry smile , as he saw the anguished uncertainty in her eyes .
11 There was n't the faintest trace of pity in his face as he saw the defeated posture , just a glimmer of satisfaction that his own plans were starting to go well for a change .
12 Bodie entered the gallery and sat down next to Cowley , grimacing as he saw the open-heart operation below .
13 The blue eyes glittered mockingly as he saw the fierce colour rush up her face .
14 He smiled as he saw the beautiful face in front of him , and for a moment he felt happy .
15 Chen stood up , a cry coming to his lips as he saw the bright flash of a knife being drawn .
16 A shower of jeers greeted him from the queue and , as he passed the last boy , who was just out of sight of Mr Gillis , a foot shot out , caught him on the ankle and down he went , sprawling on the wooden floor .
17 The 33-year-old doctor was knocked unconscious by one of the youths as he passed an empty house in Coulby Manor Farm , Coulby Newham .
18 On touching a certain stone , he appeared to release a massive pulse of energy as he acquired an instant migraine which lasted for fifteen minutes .
19 ‘ Coffee is it ? ’ asked the flying club barman as he observed the pensive expression on X 's face .
20 Abandoning herself to the overpowering intoxication of his embrace , she parted her lips beneath his as he ravished the inner sweetness of her mouth .
21 ROCK heart-throb Michael Hutchence was knocked down by a taxi as he left a Dutch nightclub .
22 Senator Jaime Guzmán Errázuriz , founder and leader of the right-wing Independent Democratic Union ( UDI ) , was shot at point-blank range by two gunmen as he left the Catholic University in Santiago , where he had been giving a law lecture , on April 1 .
23 Newall was flanked by two officers armed with semi-automatic rifles as he left the Moorish castle that serves as the Rock 's jail for the opening of extradition proceedings .
24 As he left the underground car park , the driver of the black Mercedes parked in the shadows of a driveway opposite pulled out into the road , and followed the Golf Corbio at a safe distance .
25 He would touch the menacing batons very gingerly , withdrawing his fingers sharply from their hardness and flinching as he imagined the solid clump sound as a baton descended on someone 's skull .
26 As he smelled the smouldering frankincense , he would imagine his own body inflamed and his soul soaring from it like smoke .
27 For seven years , Safarimoja kept track of the cassava , transplanting it to various places as he lived a nomadic hunting life .
28 Gabriel felt sick as he realized the horrible truth .
29 As he had a full-time job , he had to push an exceptional amount of training into one session .
30 His taste in films , plays , books and music was far more decided than her own , though she would not admit that it was superior : she thought that , given time , she could outdo him , but as he had a good start on her in time , she was glad to listen to him .
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