Example sentences of "and as he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had her dropping her aggressive stance immediately , and as he advanced she retreated until she felt the table hard and unyielding against her back . |
| 2 | But his finger never pulled the trigger for he , too , felt an explosion in his chest and , as if going into a slow dive , he dropped to the earth , the gun still gripped in his hand , and as he died he heard a voice yelling , ‘ Christ ! |
| 3 | ‘ I have a proposition for you , ’ he said to Burkett and as he said it he weighed up his man as if he had met him for the first time . |
| 4 | And as he said it , shifty-eyes-with-dandruff ( and I 'll throw in bad breath ) put out a hand for my arm . |
| 5 | He was in coma , and as he breathed he made a terrible bubbling sound . |
| 6 | She passed Mr Bumble the tea-cup , and as he took it , he managed to give her hand a little stroke . |
| 7 | She held out her hand , and as he took it , he took off his glasses , so that she looked directly into his dark eyes , realising with a start that they were very beautiful and rather disconcerting . |
| 8 | write to him as well disgusting , as if you do n't , you do n't need that sort of aggravation from a teacher stirring up trouble like that making the kids making him a laughing stock , he does not need that , its just not on is it ? , and as he says I 'm sure she does it on purpose . |
| 9 | And as he went he did great good , and gave alms , feeding the poor and needy . |
| 10 | She pulled him past her , and as he went he let his hand float out casually behind him , as he had seen it done , and was overjoyed to feel her small , damp hand fall solidly into his palm . |
| 11 | He walked through the white corridors , past the notice boards with their offers of small rooms and old cars , past the coffee bar where people sat at tables , past a hole in the white floor where an old chair stood sentry over an opened conduit in which a torch shone and a man crawled , and as he left he looked at his watch : |
| 12 | And as he rocked he said her name , over and over and over again . |
| 13 | She opened her eyes , and as he straddled her watched his swollen member trying to push into her . |
| 14 | His face was beaded with perspiration and as he wiped it with his handkerchief he dislodged a few locks of his heavily greased hair . |
| 15 | Willie lay in bed that night , tired and aching , but the aches were very pleasant ones and as he slept he dreamt that Adam and Eve were being chased by a large whale and that he stood in the garden of Eden wondering if God was nubbly and ate infinite sauce and sagacity . |
| 16 | And as he had her , he emitted grunts which he hoped were in character for the director of a man-made fibres company . |
| 17 | She asked to be taken home and as he dropped her off he said cryptically : ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 18 | And as he walked her out to hail a taxi she felt a strange lightness invade her heart . |
| 19 | The cove was a sun-trap and as he walked he slipped off his coat and carried it over his arm . |
| 20 | The senator paused to light his first Havana of the day and as he got it going he studied the matted vegetation of the riverbank through its smoke . |
| 21 | Wexford brought his beer and as he passed them the man got up as if to take his leave . |
| 22 | He was dressed all in white , and his horse was white , and even his reins ; and as he passed it grew light . |
| 23 | I picked up a fallen branch , and as he passed I struck him on the head . |
| 24 | The flying hairdryer hit him just above the eye , flex trailing like the tail of a kite , and as he swatted it away the plug whipped around and smacked into his teeth . |
| 25 | Their heads were close together and as he appeared they all looked up in unison with startled faces and fell silent . |
| 26 | She reached up to kiss him , and as he held her to him he was aware of her slender nakedness beneath the ivory silk robe . |
| 27 | His hands went to her shoulders , gripping them firmly , and as he put her away from him he said in a low voice that shook slightly , ‘ Do you know what one does when one falls off a horse ? |
| 28 | Rain was holding the door for him and as he entered he stooped to kiss her forehead as he used to do . |
| 29 | And as he spoke he swung the billhook and she saw that its tip was red with blood . |
| 30 | For I am indeed and as he spoke he changed into a young , handsome man |