Example sentences of "as he [vb past] [prep] the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was playing with it impatiently as he listened to the old man . |
| 2 | Poor old devil , thought Amiss , as he fussed around the old man , removing dish-covers , undoing the napkin , helping him settle himself upright . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're proud of it , are n't you , Aged ? ’ said Wemmick , his face losing all its usual hardness as he looked at the old man . |
| 4 | He was trying to joke but he was unable to smile as he looked at the old cow . |
| 5 | Now , as he looked at the old woman , his expression became soft , almost tender . |
| 6 | Whatever the meaning for those twelve disciples on that short mission ( and the Spirit may well have come upon them temporarily as he did upon the Old Testament of God to equip them for a special purpose ) , it is hard to mistake the shadow this event casts towards the time of the Church , when men sent out by Jesus ( ‘ sent one' is the root meaning of the word ‘ apostle ’ ) would be equipped by the Spirit given them by Jesus , for carrying out Jesus ' own mission in the world . |