Example sentences of "as he [vb past] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr Connon , ’ he said as he busied himself with the kettle and the jar of instant coffee , ‘ I did n't really have a chance last night to explain myself to you very fully . |
| 2 | Guido sighed and seemed to relax a little , as he told her with a light smile , ‘ In fact , I 'm very pleased . |
| 3 | The moon and man stepped up to Le-eyo together , and the god became confused , saying ‘ Man , die and remain away ; moon , die and return ’ as he sprinkled them with the reversed charms . |
| 4 | Later , as he rode home in the cool night air , a vision of old Bert 's delighted face as he presented him with the larger fish invaded his mind 's eye , and filled him with contentment . |
| 5 | Luke Calder sat down on the settee , pulling Fran down next to him as he favoured her with a smile that would have made a lesser woman fall in a grateful little heap at his feet . |
| 6 | The heat haze rose from the ground as he flagellated himself with a cat o' nine chains . |