Example sentences of "as he [verb] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a familiar face in the City as he cycled round each evening with his pole , lighting the gas lamps in the streets . |
| 2 | I needed to see his expression as he realized how much I meant to him . |
| 3 | Manor sat back in his office chair as he rolled off these statistics . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , ’ said Charlie , and left the startled ex-serviceman staring after him as he began yet another journey across London . |
| 5 | ‘ But I do n't go abroad on holiday — and I 've never been to the Caribbean , ’ she wailed helplessly as he added yet another gorgeous outfit to the huge pile he 'd already chosen . |
| 6 | Mark was sick at heart as he drove home that evening . |
| 7 | " Well , Mr Herriot , " Con went on as he cut up some villainous-looking plug tobacco and began to stuff it into his pipe . |
| 8 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 9 | If people coming down from the North wearing British Coal Rugby League jumpers think they 're travelling away from home and the event is rather special , imagine the feelings of an Australian as he goes up that long concourse to the Vatican of the inflated rubber bladder . |
| 10 | Yes , as soon as he got off this hill . |
| 11 | Forster half rolled , his Uzi trembling in his hand as he got off half a clip at point blank range . |
| 12 | ‘ Listen , Mrs Tea Cup , listen , ’ the Second Son would say as he slotted yet another tape into the nearest stereo or tape machine , whether in the car or the family room or the garden . |
| 13 | As he pores over all this raw data the field-worker discovers certain interesting patterns and principles in terms of which his information makes sense . |
| 14 | His not writing more frequently is really excusable , as you would acknowledge could you follow his movements as he slaves about all day in untiring perseverance … ’ |
| 15 | He , the loose-end , filthy-earth drunkard , introduces the shawl as he does so many motifs . |
| 16 | The lights died altogether , and he was forced to use precious seconds to dig a small torch from his pocket , even as he wondered why that explosion had come early . |
| 17 | and on Joe 's visit to London he realises that he is not really appreciated and leaves as he has too much dignity . |
| 18 | I kept imagining him talking and laughing and thinking what his last thoughts would have been as he travelled along that road . ’ |
| 19 | I have destroyed many pages and crossed out hundreds , no thousands , of words in order to arrive at an imaginative sympathy ( though not , of course , an explicit approval ) with Miller as he walks down this long , gently curving terrace of dilapidated Edwardian houses . |
| 20 | COLIN MONTGOMERIE is in the best possible frame of mind this week as he makes yet another attempt to win a golf title in 1992 . |
| 21 | Dexter 's notebook rustled as he turned over another page . |
| 22 | Maguire struck Playing Truant 14 blows after the second last with most coming after the final flight as he pulled out all the stops to hold off Angelo 's Double . |
| 23 | As he prodded around all the dreamy romantic feelings she experienced when he kissed her disappeared and all she could think of was when would he stop , and could n't he please just hold her again , very close , with the firm bulge of his body against her , far more erotic through several layers of clothes than his scratching , poking finger . |
| 24 | Jack thought to himself as he poured yet another cup of tea and took it back to his comfortable swivel chair . |
| 25 | And as he pushed aside some papers to make room for his briefcase he did indeed exude a powerful air of authority . |
| 26 | Joseph scowled back with mock ferocity at his brother as he picked up another glass and he was sipping it more circumspectly when a grinning dark-haired French youth of about eighteen approached them , holding out his hand . |
| 27 | She nodded , then , as he picked up another chair , she said , ‘ Leave that one , please . |
| 28 | ‘ There ca n't be anything in this stuff , ’ Rodo continued as he broke open another can . |