Example sentences of "as he [verb] [adj] [noun] " 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 | Diplomatic sources considered that Abubakar 's prospects in presidential elections next year would thus be enhanced , as he acquired political authority recognized by all the traditional hierarchy of northern Nigeria . |
| 3 | And magic was always close to Sukarno 's imagination as he acquired Western knowledge . |
| 4 | John had received preliminary notice that his services would be required by the Navy , as he had extensive knowledge of commercial diving technology . |
| 5 | Never mind , Zak said , would someone please tell her that she must telephone Steve from Sudbury , as he had serious news for her . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | OF GBW topped the honours in the finals of the London Breweries Squash contest as he took top spot in the veterans event . |
| 8 | With only fifteen yards to go Crisp tightened as he felt Red Rum 's presence but it was his dying effort and only lasted for a second . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They made a good pair , both dark-haired , Simone animated and bubbly , laughing as he related amusing anecdotes about his travels . |
| 12 | For the ‘ dogmatic dialectic ’ , as he describes dialectical materialism , the whole question naturally poses no problem , for each person or group simply constitutes a partial moment of an already operative movement of totalization that produces them and then goes beyond them . |
| 13 | Premier John Major was told the news as he hosted delicate talks at the European Summit in Edinburgh . |
| 14 | At the time Mitchell felt a little embarrassed by the Nobel Prize , as he thought scientific effort was essentially collaborative . |
| 15 | Lilley : Nothing will be spared as he scrutinises social security expenditure |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Robbie observed him through lowered lashes as he made hearty inroads on the food . |
| 19 | As he made furious attempts to shake them off , a sheet of orange abruptly whooshed and enveloped the car . |
| 20 | At the time , Jean-Claude was paralysed with grief , and much as he craved professional recognition , he had no idea how to pursue it . |
| 21 | He won his first round match in the United States Open , putting Flushing Meadow into a party mood as he whipped Brazilian Jaime Oncins 6-1 , 6-2 , 6-3 . |
| 22 | Willie half mumbled and half read the script as he pencilled little letters around the sentences . |
| 23 | As he recited familiar words , Jaq puzzled why he had really been detailed to be present on Stalinvast during its purge . |
| 24 | He was glad to see him , for he knew him for a tough , sturdy fellow , who was considered certain to get into the Owsla as soon as he reached full weight . |
| 25 | Although Stephen 's trips to the mills became less frequent as he appointed capable managers , the farms on the estate and the timber business still took a great deal of his life and Tamar found that time hung heavily . |
| 26 | A touch of the exotic is definitely the preserve of Michael Barry as he tackles fruity formulas and spicy suppers |
| 27 | A 23-year-old woman poured paraffin over her 38-year-old lover and set it alight as he lay bound hand and foot , and blindfolded , ‘ wearing a pair of her open-crotch panties and nylon stockings ’ on a mattress in their living-room . |
| 28 | Then , as he raised surprised eyebrows , she added a warning . |
| 29 | Harry 's breath felt like the blast from a sauna door against the back of my neck as he cropped pungent cedar shoots along the way . |
| 30 | The Prime Minister aimed to reassert his authority as he prepared late changes to a big speech to be delivered to Welsh Tories tomorrow . |