Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] as he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 4 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 5 | At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He was unable to print some negatives as he wished to until he discovered the possibilities offered by the earlier , historical processes . |
| 8 | She had noticed before that the man whom she 'd dubbed Cousin Naylor had a penchant for answering only such queries as he considered he would . |
| 9 | ‘ Coleman 's duties with the Ordnance were to examine for soundness all ‘ recruit ’ horses , advise on the treatment of disease , inspect at outstations , bringing in such cases as he thought necessary for treatment at Woolwich , to lecture occasionally to the officers , artillery cadets and farriers , and to direct the shoeing . ’ |
| 10 | At first sight it might seem that Urban was hardly in a position to provide it ; he was without military resources of his own , and depended on such allies as he had to defend him against the Emperor Henry IV , who still refused to recognize him as pope . |
| 11 | In the meantime , said Thorfinn , since the western portion of Lothian adhering to the lands of Strathclyde and Cumbria and the old see of Glasgow had never , as he understood it , been in dispute , he intended to dispose of the land there as he thought best , with such fortifications as he considered necessary to preserve order . |
| 12 | One would not have believed his grubby Lada capable of such manoeuvres as he coaxed from its grinding engine but , after a moment of horror , I sat back and enjoyed the ride . |
| 13 | He wanted to get on with the job of examining the clothes and , he hoped , identifying the body , but he had another job to do first — to call on the River Police and give them such facts as he had . |
| 14 | Inexorably Rose moved on through the entremets and coffee , sending eight people scurrying in all directions as he masterminded the performance , the objects of which were far from clear to Auguste . |
| 15 | Brough , who has won as many awards as he rode winners in his national hunt career , writes so delightfully because he cares , because he sees sport as a writer and also as a fan . |
| 16 | At all levels as he moved upwards in management roles , his commitment to The Famous Grouse and its employees was enormous . |
| 17 | He could make as many journeys as he liked . |
| 18 | I think that he , who could have had as many friends as he wished , never realized how much it meant to a lonely and friendless person to have a friend , to be seen walking with him in the rose-red streets of Salamanca , to be able to go to a concert or an art museum with him , to have him opposite me at dinner in even the meanest , cheapest restaurant . |
| 19 | His pursuer smiled grimly , and waited as many seconds as he dared before heaving himself over the wall with surprising agility . |
| 20 | Balcha only accepted after Tafari suggested he should bring with him as many men as he pleased . |
| 21 | Yes , and an astute decision by Milton 's manager , Keith Stocks , saw substitute Brian Marlan brought on in the sixty eighth minute and two minutes later he was all smiles as he headed home Nigel Mott 's cross to break the deadlock . |
| 22 | Nigel Clogstoun-Willmott , caught up in something of the optimism in the British Imperial Headquarters at Cairo after General Wavell 's sweeping desert victories of December 1940 , was aware of these and many more problems as he completed a survey through the periscope of a mine-laying submarine off the island of Rhodes , which lies close to the Turkish coast ( see map p. 116 ) . |
| 23 | There were more interruptions as he explained that Britain needed more time to ratify the treaty . |
| 24 | He silenced her with more kisses as he tried to remind himself that this young girl was not only innocent but trusted herself to his care ; that her father trusted him , and however uninhibited she might now appear to be , he must not abuse that faith . |
| 25 | He knew the fish was doomed Methodically , he began to splash up and down the large pool almost falling several times as he traversed the uneven sandy bottom . |
| 26 | Police said a lone gunman hiding in undergrowth fired through the security fencing and hit Mr Gallagher in the back several times as he got out of a builder 's van . |
| 27 | Mr Lavery was hit several times as he watched television and died instantly . |
| 28 | He outlined his purpose to the pair of journalists in much the same words as he had used to the members of the nascent Rothschild CPRS on the lawn at No. 10 in 1971 : |
| 29 | The muzzle flash illuminated Farrell and the yard around him for several feet as he raked the sub-gun back and forth , spent cartridge cases spewing from the weapon ; smoke and steam rising into the damp air . |
| 30 | So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle . |