Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle .
2 There was a long silence , apart from the creaking of Mr Nightingale 's chair as he swung a few degrees either way , frowning down at his desk top .
3 The wound plagued an injured nerve for the last time as he took the few steps to the trapdoor under the beam .
4 He took it and laughed as he counted the few coins .
5 On tour : security agents and officials shadow Secretary of State Warren Christopher as he takes a few moments off from his talks in Cairo yesterday to pay a visit to the Sphinx
6 Lucille , her face paled by fear , held d'Alembord 's arm as he walked a few paces into the room and bowed primly to Christopher Manvell .
7 Tom 's latest acquisition is EMF 's Unbelievable and he makes the song as much his own as he did a few years ago with Prince 's Kiss .
8 But her host 's calm demeanour as he scribbled a few notes and went on to the next call calmed her fears .
9 He whistled ‘ Roll Out the Barrel ’ out of tune as he pushed the few remains left over from the day towards the setting sun .
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