Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rose politely as the waiter ferried her across the room . |
| 2 | He turned just as the kettle began to boil , and , the tea forgotten , he strode from the kitchen and out of the flat . |
| 3 | They also want to speak to an elderly man who was wearing a brown jacket and was refused entry to the bank because he arrived just as the robber had left . |
| 4 | Over the next five years there would be shortfalls of ‘ tens of millions of tonnes ’ unless new investments came on stream , he warned almost as the government announced that capital spending in the energy sector would be slashed by 40 per cent . |
| 5 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |
| 6 | He watched curiously as the Men and the People followed him across the field and over the fence which the tree was beyond . |
| 7 | He swayed backwards as the blade slid free . |
| 8 | He spoke just as the door opened . |
| 9 | ‘ What a world we live in , ’ he said softly as the car took the road up to the castle , snow falling gently . |
| 10 | ‘ Nice girl , Simone , ’ he said casually as the car coughed its way into life . |
| 11 | ‘ What Bert was saying about my ‘ harem ’ , ’ he said easily as the car purred forwards into the traffic . |
| 12 | On his fifth birthday , he climbed a tall tree until he reached twig level , where he sat contentedly as the wind rocked him to and fro . |