Example sentences of "as he [verb] through [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I knew I probably should n't , I could n't help looking as he rummaged through the marvellous things in the cupboard . |
| 2 | As he passed through a small piazza there was a shout and a boy appeared at a window holding a bulging plastic shopping bag which he let drop to a friend in the street who stood , arms raised to catch it . |
| 3 | Consequently , he endured the pain as he went through a few simple movements . |
| 4 | As he came through the front door he had picked up his post . |
| 5 | ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets . |
| 6 | Amongst the victims of the urban campaign was Col. Saturnino Dumlao , a senior intelligent agent , who was ambushed as he drove through the southern Manila suburb of Paranaque on June 11 , 1990 . |
| 7 | She ate her meals alone , and only caught a fleeting glimpse of him all day as he disappeared through a far doorway . |
| 8 | Blunt saw nothing ahead but he shot off a dozen rounds on impulse as he plunged through a great hole . |
| 9 | Now , as he rode through the darkened streets , he caught sight of that face in the window , and perused it ruefully . |
| 10 | As he walked through the wet grass , the locket and the thick scroll of paper banged at his chest , like an urgent warning . |
| 11 | But as he walked through the dim streets of London to Archer Street on the Friday evening , the mood was still with him . |
| 12 | As he disappears through the front door so the neat brown head and the wild red one turn . |
| 13 | Quiss felt his eyes start to smart in the fume-laden atmosphere , and as he peered through the grey , yellow and brown clouds of rising steam and smoke , thought of suggesting to the seneschal — if he ever found him — that he somehow persuade the scullions powering these airwheels that they should run rather than walk . |
| 14 | Side Two 's opener , ‘ The Slim ’ , typifies Sugar 's ability to slow things down , with a grinding , winding melody that backs Mould as he tumbles through a drawn-out flashback nightmare , which makes temporary amnesia seem like a healthy option . |
| 15 | He glared at Yanto with genuine dislike as he stomped through the front porch of the pub . |
| 16 | But in Beijing on March 25th , as he plodded through a three-hour speech at the opening session of China 's annual parliament , the National People 's Congress , some at least of the 3,000 delegates must have felt a twinge of sympathy . |
| 17 | The vapour of his breath feathered in a trail behind him as he moved through the cold bushes towards the stream . |
| 18 | So far , he had not met any strange animals , terrifying monsters or lost pupils trying to find their way out , and after a few journeys began to feel quite safe as he wandered through the never-ending jungle of passageways . |