Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard him returning just as she sat back to admire her handiwork . |
| 2 | She remembered him laughing kindly as he said this , because he liked Joe , he liked Joe very much ; but at the same time he felt guilty about him , because in a way he had made use of him as a sort of cover . |
| 3 | I saw him grinning ferally as he worked the gun with both hands , spent cartridges flying into the air . |
| 4 | What the admiring spectators did n't see was Zarei sitting in the first aid room and insisting those helping him look away as he took off his socks , ‘ because I do n't want to frighten you ’ , and later on slipping a tape of Irish Folk music in to his Walkman as he went back on to the track and muttering quietly to himself , ‘ that will help me stop thinking of the pain ’ . |
| 5 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |
| 6 | Her beauty made him gasp anew as she moved towards him smiling . |
| 7 | She took the memory of it upstairs to bed with her , but all the time that she wrote she could see him sitting there as he had been when he had first lit the lamp , his face full of an old pain . |
| 8 | She watched him undress just as he 'd watched . |
| 9 | ‘ I can handle that , ’ he whispered fervently as he pushed past them and rushed off up the corridor . |
| 10 | ‘ I got broke down , ’ he whispered apologetically as he slipped in beside Moran , putting his oily hand on the head of one of the girls . |
| 11 | He beamed widely as he was helped down the steps and said to me : ‘ O , gib 's nichts mehr ’ ( Do n't give us any more ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , no ? ’ he drawled mockingly as he slowly lowered his dark head towards her . |
| 13 | His false leg was a legacy of Dunkirk and he limped noticeably as he went to the drinks cupboard and poured a whisky . |
| 14 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |
| 15 | ‘ You are no worse for your midnight adventure ? ’ he asked quietly as he helped her to her seat . |
| 16 | ‘ Should I start by saying all the usual , very appropriate things ? ’ he asked lightly as he took their drinks over to a small table near the cavernous fireplace . |
| 17 | ‘ Not having any trouble with your eyes , are you ? ’ he asked smoothly as he rinsed off the reagent strip , but Belinda saw that his own eyes were alert beneath the veiling fringe of sooty lashes . |
| 18 | He winced slightly as she gently probed the area for any sign of infection . |
| 19 | ‘ You know , of course , that Travis has gone to get plastered , ’ he charged aggressively as they started up the stairs . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've gone too far already , ’ he muttered cryptically as he turned away . |
| 21 | He came just as it was getting dark again . |
| 22 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
| 23 | Bills will have to be sent to me , and the newspaper will have to be cancelled , ’ he added casually as he made his way towards the stairs with complete composure . |
| 24 | Just my personal assistant bringing me up to date on some business matters , ’ he added dismissively as he walked over to the other side of the bed , picking up his slim gold watch from a small table . |
| 25 | Do n't stop , ’ he commanded huskily as she lifted her head . |
| 26 | ‘ What , Hilary ? ’ he grated roughly as he gave her a little shake . |
| 27 | He turned away as we entered , shoulders shaking as if relishing some private joke . |
| 28 | He fired even as I jumped . |
| 29 | He sighed regretfully as he picked his way slowly through the tattered refugees camped here and there on the floor , wondering what had become of his Louis XVI table . |
| 30 | He nodded briskly as he jumped up . |