Example sentences of "as he [vb past] the word " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to be sitting at his own centre , in the innermost room of his heart , as he heard the words . |
| 2 | Athelstan grinned as he heard the words ‘ Refreshment ’ and ‘ Some cups of sack ! ’ |
| 3 | As he wrote the words , he knew quite well that his grave had been dug for him the day before , once a reprieve had been refused . |
| 4 | These , er , workers ’ — his voice took on a faint sneer as he said the word — ‘ these workers suggest that most human behavior is learned , that we are controlled in our actions not by our inheritance but by what happens to us after birth . |
| 5 | ‘ I think you just have to have a flexible mind , ’ said Masklin , knowing even as he said the words that this probably was n't going to be a lot of help . |
| 6 | As he said the words the Coroner stared at Newman , who stared back . |
| 7 | ‘ You 'd better prove it , then , had n't you , little Martian ? ’ he demanded , and his eyes were very bright and watchful as he said the words . |
| 8 | His head still spun slightly as he followed the words and looked upwards intermittently to see by the expression of a face if someone had forgotten their lines . |
| 9 | He was a slow reader , and his lips moved as he followed the words . |
| 10 | After his election , he went to the ‘ Milanese ’ church of San Carlo Borromeo and quite openly wept ( why not ? we used to pray for the ‘ gift of tears ’ ) as he quoted the words of Jesus to Peter : ‘ When you were young , you girded yourself and walked where you would ; but when you are old , you will stretch out your hands , and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go ’ ( John 21.18 ) . |
| 11 | Alexei knew he was making a face as he spoke the word . |
| 12 | Ebert watched Li Yuan 's face as he spoke the words and felt a genuine admiration for the young T'ang . |
| 13 | As he spoke the words , my eyes were opened ! ’ |
| 14 | Galvone was half-running from the room as he threw the words over his shoulder , closed me door , ran down me hall and into the night . |
| 15 | Bobby Keith spread his arms wide as he shouted the word from the improvised stage set up outside the gates of Mason 's Proprietry . |
| 16 | Even as he uttered the words a strange noise could be heard from beyond the French windows . |
| 17 | I am addressing an all-party committee , ’ Mark replied , feeling rather important as he uttered the words . |
| 18 | ‘ Twentieth of January , 1899 , ’ replied Charlie without hesitation , but his cheeks flushed as he delivered the words . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's more like , ’ and his face lit up as he remembered the word , ‘ like a willage . ’ |