Example sentences of "as he [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And here was his colleague , probably , as he heard brisk footsteps from across the road , and a muffled goodnight . |
| 2 | He looked up , frowning , and started almost out of his skin as he saw four heads gawping in . |
| 3 | He knew Osnabrück fairly well , as he knew most towns in 1st British Corps area , although he 'd never been stationed there . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And they were n't having him go over budget , as he had six years ago . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The French Agriculture Minister , Henri Nallet , said that the ban , which his United Kingdom counterpart John Gummer described as " unwarranted , unjustified and contrary to EC law " , would be lifted as soon as he had satisfactory guarantees that BSE ( not hitherto officially confirmed in French cattle ) posed no threat to human health . |
| 9 | Only the 16th caught him out as he took three putts for his only bogey . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She gave him a few things , all invented , and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger . |
| 12 | ‘ He would verbalize his sadnesses , throw his arms about as he told elaborate stories concerning people who had upset him at the time , even when going into sad tales about people who were important to him . |
| 13 | As he told little aphorisms from Rumi or the anecdotes of Ferdowsi 's Shah Nama — the Mughal Emperors ' favourite storybook-his gentle voice soothed away the irritations of modern Delhi . |
| 14 | Witnesses said Murli Manohar Joshi , president of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party , was knocked unconscious by a police water cannon 's jet as he led 300 supporters towards parliament . |
| 15 | They made a good pair , both dark-haired , Simone animated and bubbly , laughing as he related amusing anecdotes about his travels . |
| 16 | A LABOUR backbencher brandished a foot-long knife in the Commons yesterday as he demanded tougher laws against carrying weapons in Scotland . |
| 17 | The 77-year-old ignored flashing blue lights as he drove nine miles down the middle lane of the M5 at 40mph . |
| 18 | He never had his own desk on principle , as he said all desks had chains attached . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Premier John Major was told the news as he hosted delicate talks at the European Summit in Edinburgh . |
| 22 | Some of Gram 's classic tear-in-my-beer stuff was clearly inspired by crooner George Jones , but the best of his songs are delivered with a shiver in the throat — as with Hank Williams and Jimmie Rogers , you could practically hear the hell-hounds on his tail as he addressed old girlfriends , southern vistas , and rotten townships and morbidly looked forward to his own druggy demise . |
| 23 | Marvel at Henri La Mothe as he dives 28 feet into 12–⅜ inches of water . |
| 24 | Pat O'Keefe slipped and fell as the boat was setting off and injured his hand as he plunged six feet over the side of the harbour , and had to be rescued by the crowd of journalists who had gathered to see Jack off . |
| 25 | Then , he let out a groan and sank into a chair , his hands over his face and his shoulders heaving as he made superhuman efforts to contain his shock and grief . |
| 26 | Robbie observed him through lowered lashes as he made hearty inroads on the food . |
| 27 | As he made furious attempts to shake them off , a sheet of orange abruptly whooshed and enveloped the car . |
| 28 | As he waited several women looked at him . |
| 29 | As he snipped several inches off the length of Aimee 's hair , he pointed out why he encourages all his clients who have fine hair to keep it in a short style — or at least above their shoulders . |
| 30 | Willie half mumbled and half read the script as he pencilled little letters around the sentences . |