Example sentences of "as he [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young copper rushed bull-like at Sam , swung a terrific right which landed above the head , just displacing a lot of air ; lost his balance , fell to the ground — and as he rolled over quickly to make a scramble to his feet , Sam pounced with his booted feet . |
| 2 | ‘ Hello , I 'm Kenneth Baker the Home Secretary , ’ he boomed to the sound of grating teeth as he strode forward purposefully to press the flesh of a pensioner . |
| 3 | ‘ This has been the most savage start of any of the walks I 've done , ’ panted Beefy , as he walked backwards downhill to relieve the strain in his calves . |
| 4 | But he made the effort to sound firm and reassuring as he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters . |
| 5 | As he turned once more to face her , the file in one hand , Lisa sprang to her feet and stepped towards him . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's been a difficult year , ’ admits Sir David Nicholas wearily as he contemplates how best to manage 40 staff in the Gulf . |
| 7 | She caught sight of it and put up her other hand , and with a finger stroked his bottom lip until he flinched and turned his head away , parting his lips as he did so however to bite her finger slightly , and close on it . |
| 8 | But it is his run at Ayr last April which puts him in the picture for it showed that he had no trouble with a marathon trip as he stayed on strongly to beat Dalkey Sound carrying 11 stone in the Scottish National . |