Example sentences of "as he [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Crossley 's mouth dropped open as he saw the taller man pull a gun into view . |
| 3 | He stepped back a pace , smiling broadly as he saw the young woman who stood before him , looking slightly surprised . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late . |
| 6 | He looked up desperately as he saw the other assassin now approach , his dagger raised , waiting to strike . |
| 7 | Guy 's mouth twisted into a wry smile , as he saw the anguished uncertainty in her eyes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Bodie entered the gallery and sat down next to Cowley , grimacing as he saw the open-heart operation below . |
| 10 | The blue eyes glittered mockingly as he saw the fierce colour rush up her face . |
| 11 | He smiled as he saw the beautiful face in front of him , and for a moment he felt happy . |
| 12 | Chen stood up , a cry coming to his lips as he saw the bright flash of a knife being drawn . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Coffee is it ? ’ asked the flying club barman as he observed the pensive expression on X 's face . |
| 15 | Abandoning herself to the overpowering intoxication of his embrace , she parted her lips beneath his as he ravished the inner sweetness of her mouth . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | As he smelled the smouldering frankincense , he would imagine his own body inflamed and his soul soaring from it like smoke . |
| 21 | Gabriel felt sick as he realized the horrible truth . |
| 22 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |
| 23 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 24 | He pushed away from the table as he had the previous night when he had lost his temper . |
| 25 | But Massingham had learned to discipline some of his prejudices since then , as he had the notorious Massingham temper . |
| 26 | another Gloucestershire winner at the weekend was Richard Phelps … there was no betting or prize money for him though … as he took the British title in the Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bedford … after running … fencing … swimming … shooting and riding all weekend he was just a handful of points in front at the end … |
| 27 | He no longer even mentioned his ‘ no stimulants ’ regime as he took the large Bell 's from Charles . |
| 28 | How could a man dressed in chainmail move so quickly and silently ? she asked mutely , watching as he took the soft linen in one big hand and carefully freed the material . |
| 29 | Because Set 's existence ended in a brief moment of agony , as he took the full force of Angel One 's flying hip-kick on his open upper jaw . |
| 30 | As Mansell , 38 , attempted to overtake , Senna moved wide to his left as he took the racing line in approach to the corner , forcing the Englishman to career wide and then off the circuit . |