Example sentences of "as he [verb] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One moment , ’ Frau Nordern said , placing a well aimed dart between the Sergeant 's broad , grey-clad shoulders as he went into an inner office . |
| 2 | She rushed after him , almost bumping into him as he came to an abrupt halt in the kitchen doorway . |
| 3 | In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time . |
| 4 | Fonda studiously ignores the hairs as he drawls to an off-screen interrogator . |
| 5 | Admittedly , Bicknell began the current campaign sluggishly as he experimented with an abbreviated approach , then reverted to the full Monty in the B&H quarterfinal against Lancashire to help set up a notable victory . |
| 6 | A sly grin crossed his face as he thought of an alternative billet in which to spend what remained of the night . |
| 7 | Team captain Linford Christie will lead from the front as he goes for an unprecedented fourth successive 100m crown , while Colin Jackson ( 110m hurdles ) and Eamonn Martin ( 10,000m ) are also selected as defending champions . |
| 8 | Caroline had no choice but to trot alongside as he strode towards an arched doorway . |
| 9 | As he waxed into an eloquent period , he would realize the absurdity of his situation or the humbug of his pleading and be overcome with internal laughter , a laughter so vast that on occasion it left him too weak to go on with the speech . |
| 10 | To demonstrate , he starts some 30 feet away from the actor , Ronald Nitschke , and moves in , hissing obscenities which rise in volume as he transfers to an invented , rasping , jabberwocky German . |
| 11 | Norman seemed to have hold of a headed back-pass from central defender Gary Bennett , but he allowed the ball to slip from his grasp and challenging striker Mark Gall could hardly believe his luck as he dribbled towards an empty net to tap home . |