Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv prt] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He straightened up easily as he spoke , and the lidded gaze moved laconically down over the outline of her body beneath the thin bedcover . |
| 2 | Foinavon passed the post with his ears pricked and that night he ate up just as usual . |
| 3 | He came round just as evening surgery was nearing its end . |
| 4 | He came back just as we were finishing the test . |
| 5 | A yellow line of electric light shone below the door just as he reached it , and his heart jumped ; he stepped back quickly as the handle turned . |
| 6 | He finished off quickly as I came in , apologized when he realized it was my pen , and that was an end to it . |
| 7 | ‘ Explained ? ’ he cut in ruthlessly as he struggled to his feet . |
| 8 | He hung on desperately as it staggered two-legged across the road and then , screaming , turned and galloped into the woods . |
| 9 | He shrank back fearfully as the horns scythed back and forth among the fragile trees , only a foot or so from his vulnerable body . |
| 10 | ‘ I think we 're — ’ He broke off abruptly as Fenella let out a cry of purest revulsion and looked down to see the Melanisms at their feet , surging thickly upwards . |
| 11 | He reached out casually as she turned to go , and caught her hand in his , letting it slip very gradually away from his fingers as she moved back . |
| 12 | Abandoning the isolation he had sought so avidly in September , he went back so as to be at home for Christmas , always a precarious time for him . |
| 13 | He looked round uneasily as Martin put down the phone and said that he had to go . |
| 14 | He looked around warily as he locked up . |
| 15 | He looked up just as Mary turned , and let out an exclamation . |
| 16 | He looked up desperately as he saw the other assassin now approach , his dagger raised , waiting to strike . |
| 17 | He looked up now as she entered — Freddie had already given her a spare key — and said , pleasantly enough , ‘ Hello , Liza . |
| 18 | He looked up eagerly as Bernice walked over to him . |
| 19 | He looked up happily as Hari put down her basket and took off her shawl . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't push me much further , Rachel ! ’ he bit out thickly as she fought . |
| 21 | He sat down suddenly as the truck bounced off the bank again . |
| 22 | He stood up quickly as Luke appeared in the doorway . |