Example sentences of "[det] [noun] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two fingers I had waved at that driver as he thundered past me , cursing me through the open cab window and fighting the wheel , and those two fingers I now regretted having on my hand . |
| 2 | Chambers accepted with as little formality as he had shown on coming in . |
| 3 | He was offered little support as he walked the edge between the endowment , its critics , the art world and Congress , where even supporters of the arts were reluctant to go on record as voting ‘ for tax-funded pornography ’ . |
| 4 | A clay cutter who earned 10s ( 50p ) a week , to which was added a further 5s 6d ( 27½p ) from his two teenage sons , still needed some supplementation as he had three young daughters to support . |
| 5 | Perhaps he was not as far short of solving this case as he had supposed . |
| 6 | He was facing stormy Commons scenes this afternoon as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time . |
| 7 | He climbed up the steps , pipe in mouth , grunted out a few words as he entered the attic and blew the lamp out , plunging them all into total darkness . |
| 8 | ‘ No , ’ Jed said , with some determination as he attacked the bun from the other side . |
| 9 | I welcome the right and learned Gentleman to the Dispatch Box — I did not think that he was going to answer this question as he looked a bit tired sitting on the Bench there . |
| 10 | Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs . |
| 11 | The blow struck only partly home , because Satan was already twisting in mid-air , trying for another bite as he dropped away . |
| 12 | Berg responded by getting up too , saying he must go but popping in another question as he backed towards the door . |
| 13 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 14 | James planned a diversionary landing in Scotland and Major-General William Buchan was sent to Dunkirk with such few troops as he had been able to assemble to sail direct to Aberdeenshire . |
| 15 | Garry Smart was the hero in this blockade as he headed the ball off the line . |
| 16 | My routine 's a secret , and I think it 's working , ’ were his responses to this inquirer as he sought the bolt-hole of the champions ' locker-room yesterday . |
| 17 | His head kept dipping and his wings half opening as he tried to retain his balance on his awkward stance . |
| 18 | " The Mayor of Aberdare was assassinated this morning as he stepped from a train at Swansea station . |
| 19 | Sean passed Wainfleet his change and then Wainfleet dipped a hand into another pocket as he said : ‘ Sha n't whisper a word , not ethical to do so , but , on the other hand … ’ |
| 20 | After two or three hours , Harry say a sign indicating that Hamburg was 300 kilometres away , and he took this road as he knew Lubeck might be an alternative if no vessels for Sweden were berthed in the larger port . |
| 21 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 22 | The youth was approached by another man as he walked along High Row and then beaten to the ground . |
| 23 | He was a lot in the news this autumn as he made a lot of goals both in the league as well as in the UEFA-cup . |
| 24 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 25 | At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek . |
| 26 | I went back to the Maggot 's foul house , where he kept his killer dog and astonishing collection of guns , and we sat on his makeshift verandah that overlooked a noxious and polluted creek and shared a few whiskies as he told me an incredibly tedious tale of how he had once sacked the quarterback of the San Francisco Sugar Plums . |
| 27 | Corbett realised the dangers of what was happening , he was becoming obsessed with this matter as he did with anything he could not solve , rationalise , arrange in neat columns . |
| 28 | He was unable to print some negatives as he wished to until he discovered the possibilities offered by the earlier , historical processes . |
| 29 | But Barnett denied Garnham his half century as he missed a full toss and fell lbw . |
| 30 | Court destroyed this idea as he poured out drinks . |