Example sentences of "he [verb] as [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Enjoying yourself , M-Maddy ? ’ he asked as Aubrey invited his partner to dance . |
| 2 | ‘ What are ye doin' ? ’ he asked as Luke came out of the room . |
| 3 | He moved as Culley had moved , pacing the little platform of cement below the window space . |
| 4 | And keep still , ’ he thundered as Hilary wriggled futilely . |
| 5 | PREMIER John Major sat squirming in the Commons yesterday as the man he dismissed as Chancellor put a bomb under him and lit the fuse . |
| 6 | At least he behaved as Khrushchev expected a capitalist to behave , as a ‘ chained cur of imperialism ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ A strange place , ’ he murmured as Rachel walked ahead of us . |
| 8 | He woke as Pete heaved himself from the bunk . |
| 9 | Then he added as Ronni responded with a scowl — do n't say Guido had been right yet again ! — ‘ But , more importantly , I stay with him because I respect him as a seaman . |
| 10 | He turned as Denholm entered the cabin . |
| 11 | He turned as Heather joined them . |
| 12 | I shall have words with you later , Rob , ’ he added significantly , then he turned as Heather slid her arm into his and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek . |
| 13 | He turned as McKenzie came on to the bridge : ‘ And how are our oil-stained survivors , Chief ? ’ |
| 14 | He turned as Thessy struggled aboard with a heavy scuba outfit . |
| 15 | He nodded as Ralph greeted me , touched the neb of his flat cap , and walked away . |
| 16 | He flinched as Sweetheart lifted her hands in the air and let them fall back into her lap with a sigh of exasperation . |
| 17 | Would he react as Graham had done ? |
| 18 | He grunted as Meyer took the two photos from the envelope delivered by secret courier . |
| 19 | He watched as Nina disappeared then he turned back to Rachel . |
| 20 | He watched as Siban went out through the door , and then glanced at Alexei . |
| 21 | He watched as Gilbert exchanged a look with an equally shell-shocked Frye … and then hurried quickly towards the reception door . |
| 22 | He watched as Anne stood outside the house , telling Chrissie of what had happened , and he did n't like the clear signs of distress that he could see on Chrissie Stone 's pale features . |
| 23 | He watched as Harvey called Kenneth Baker over to him in order to introduce him to Amaranth . |
| 24 | He watched as Turakina caught up with the pig and rode over it . |
| 25 | He watched as Edna wheeled the pram back to the house , having announced that it was time for ‘ a certain person 's tea ’ . |
| 26 | He watched as Molly flapped the blanket free of crumbs and folded it neatly . |
| 27 | And he watched as Duvall staggered away from him , his weight gone . |
| 28 | He watched as Julie lay back in the canoe and moved under the bridge by pushing against the fiat underside with her hands . |
| 29 | He smiled as Kelly burst out laughing . |
| 30 | He smiled as Sophie flushed and he added , ‘ I was beginning to wonder if I would n't be a bit bored with just my uncle — nice man though he is — but now I 'm extremely glad I accepted his invitation . ’ |