Example sentences of "as he [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fairham swallowed hard as he saw another portion of the carcass cut away by a powerful blow . |
| 2 | He knew Osnabrück fairly well , as he knew most towns in 1st British Corps area , although he 'd never been stationed there . |
| 3 | He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall . |
| 4 | Spencer thus condemned any attempt to change women 's position in society , just as he opposed any state intervention to safeguard the position of the poor and weak . |
| 5 | As he left another spasm seized him . |
| 6 | Leonora quivered , her teeth caught in her lower lip as he kissed each breast in turn , his lips lingering over their slight curves . |
| 7 | Riven caught Bicker 's eye as he had that afternoon , and the dark man threw him a rueful grin . |
| 8 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 9 | He felt he had said them before , and thought he could sense death sniffing at his shoulder , as he had that day on the Red Mountain . |
| 10 | He felt as he had that night when he invoked the power of Callanish to intercede and save Minch 's life . |
| 11 | Only James remained as abstracted as he had all day yesterday . |
| 12 | It was most fortunate that we sailed from Cape Town at the appointed time as he had many engagements in Australia — most important the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne a day or two after his arrival . |
| 13 | Peter Rogers , who produced all the movies , told me that he said that as long as he had enough money to keep himself and his mother he was happy . |
| 14 | Anne managed to get a few days off work during his ten-day leave , and as he had few relatives to visit , they were able to spend blissful hours alone . |
| 15 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
| 16 | He 'd made it clear enough after all that he did n't expect her to hang about as he had another date . |
| 17 | As soon as he had any money he spent it on going to Central America or Thailand by the cheapest possible means to look at some new underground . |
| 18 | But it was his duty to suffer , if only vicariously , with his people , and as long as he had any strength left he would fulfil his duty as he saw it . |
| 19 | The gas man come about and er as he went this girl come to the door . |
| 20 | She watched Bob as he took another spoonful of sugar . |
| 21 | It was purely for ‘ practical reasons ’ , as he wrote many years later , that Hardy abandoned his fruitless attempts to publish poetry in favour of writing fiction , for which there was a lively demand throughout the 19th century . |
| 22 | She gave him a few things , all invented , and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger . |
| 23 | As he began another banquet in Japan , President Bush said he was fine , after his collapse yesterday , and that he 'd just been suffering from a flu bug . |
| 24 | As he began another story he paused and turned to Jimmy Currie with a twinkle in his eye : ‘ Do n't bother taking this one down Jimmy — I got it from you– . |
| 25 | He shook his head as he registered this fact . |
| 26 | He knew how to hold the Conservative Party together , and , so long as he judged this right , to hold it loyal to Lloyd George . |
| 27 | His own name , though , as he said that word , tolled like a warning bell somewhere behind the new screen of holiness . |
| 28 | He never had his own desk on principle , as he said all desks had chains attached . |
| 29 | When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as : ‘ Nice Man , pleasant person . |
| 30 | As he said these words he remembered again the vow he had made to the powers of Callanish which was that he would let Minch go before him . |