Example sentences of "as he [verb] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , I did eventually get my father to tell me this ; and , according to him , it was just as he choked the last struggling life out of the dog that he heard another scream , this time from above , and inside the house , and that was the boy they called Paul being born . |
| 2 | He looked briefly at his son as he said the last few words , conscious that the boy was watching everything . |
| 3 | His chuckle was rich , and his eyes creased in amusement as he narrowed the last little gap between them . |
| 4 | She rubbed sinuously against him as she felt a deep thrill at his arousal , and shut her eyes as he removed the last fragile barrier . |
| 5 | Chris Broad looked set for a good knock as he crashed the first four of the day … but Gloucestershire then got themselves into trouble against the bowling of Gordon Harris … |
| 6 | It appeared just as impregnable yesterday as he survived the first two sets without being broken . |