Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He started as he heard a whirring noise in the air . |
| 2 | Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle . |
| 3 | A minute later the phone rang and he snatched the receiver up , almost smiling as he heard the unmistakable gravelly voice of his old adversary . |
| 4 | Already he sported a blond mustache that was a passable imitation of the older man 's , and he twisted a strand or two of it between finger and thumb as he shot a comic grimace of pain in Joseph 's direction to convey his discomfort at the extravagant declaration of faith in him . |
| 5 | The youngest child in the lorry started to cry as he saw a skinny boy crumple in the road . |
| 6 | The Doctor stepped back from the device as Petion entered , but his welcoming words died on his lips as he saw the liveried servant who followed Petion in , a machete held loosely and comfortably in his hand with the certainty of one who knows how to use it . |
| 7 | Crossley 's mouth dropped open as he saw the taller man pull a gun into view . |
| 8 | They are watching me , thought Rupert Stonebird , as he saw the two women walking rather too slowly down the road . |
| 9 | He stepped back a pace , smiling broadly as he saw the young woman who stood before him , looking slightly surprised . |
| 10 | Ross 's voice broke through her unhappy thoughts , his dark eyebrows raised as he saw the half-empty wine bottle on the low table in front of her . |
| 11 | As he saw the first men fall in the ambush , Lachlan 's shipmaster yelled for his men to fall back . |
| 12 | He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late . |
| 13 | He looked up desperately as he saw the other assassin now approach , his dagger raised , waiting to strike . |
| 14 | He held up a pacifying hand as he saw the other prepare for battle . |
| 15 | Guy 's mouth twisted into a wry smile , as he saw the anguished uncertainty in her eyes . |
| 16 | There was n't the faintest trace of pity in his face as he saw the defeated posture , just a glimmer of satisfaction that his own plans were starting to go well for a change . |
| 17 | Bodie entered the gallery and sat down next to Cowley , grimacing as he saw the open-heart operation below . |
| 18 | The blue eyes glittered mockingly as he saw the fierce colour rush up her face . |
| 19 | He smiled as he saw the beautiful face in front of him , and for a moment he felt happy . |
| 20 | She lifted her buttocks up into the air , taunting Vashinov as he saw the white sperm slide out from inside her . |
| 21 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 22 | Chen stood up , a cry coming to his lips as he saw the bright flash of a knife being drawn . |
| 23 | Fergus , who had stormed castles and laid siege to fortresses and who knew the arts of infiltration as well as he knew the Twelve Books of Honour , found himself summoning every shred and every tag-end of legend and myth and lore ever whispered or recounted or imagined about the Prison . |
| 24 | Abudah , Abudah , Abudah , the name jogged up and down in his mind as he passed the crumbling houses , the rusted railings , the impoverished trees and the occasional blank , black face at curtainless windows . |
| 25 | The May evening was warm and filled with a golden light , and as he passed the Maria-Therese gardens the scent of the lilacs hit him with an almost physical pain . |
| 26 | A shower of jeers greeted him from the queue and , as he passed the last boy , who was just out of sight of Mr Gillis , a foot shot out , caught him on the ankle and down he went , sprawling on the wooden floor . |
| 27 | The 33-year-old doctor was knocked unconscious by one of the youths as he passed an empty house in Coulby Manor Farm , Coulby Newham . |
| 28 | On touching a certain stone , he appeared to release a massive pulse of energy as he acquired an instant migraine which lasted for fifteen minutes . |
| 29 | ‘ Coffee is it ? ’ asked the flying club barman as he observed the pensive expression on X 's face . |
| 30 | Abandoning herself to the overpowering intoxication of his embrace , she parted her lips beneath his as he ravished the inner sweetness of her mouth . |