Example sentences of "as he [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last fish he had landed was a magnificent sea-trout weighing 6lb and , as he applied the priest , he was telling his companions about a similar fish , caught by his father in the dim and distant past : ‘ A beautiful fish , gentlemen , just like this one is . ’ |
| 2 | Yet an outsider watching them might , as he heard the laughter , think the evening was being a very successful one . |
| 3 | ‘ Then run , ’ he told her as he heard the tender 's motor start . |
| 4 | It had been enough to set Freddie 's agile mind working , and he grinned expectantly to himself as he heard the watchman 's voice . |
| 5 | He turned as he heard the door swish shut behind her . |
| 6 | As soon as he heard the story , John Coffin had himself taken back to the police centre dealing with the case . |
| 7 | ‘ Any use to you ? ’ he asked , snapping open his eyes as he heard the rustle of her skirt as she changed position . |
| 8 | It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest . |
| 9 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 10 | Scott looked up as he heard the key turn in the lock . |
| 11 | If it were Oliver he would have called out to her , come to meet her as soon as he heard the key in the lock . |
| 12 | His voice quavered as he heard the silence around him . |
| 13 | He seemed to be sitting at his own centre , in the innermost room of his heart , as he heard the words . |
| 14 | Athelstan grinned as he heard the words ‘ Refreshment ’ and ‘ Some cups of sack ! ’ |
| 15 | He said he 'd call again as soon as he heard the result of the new X-ray , but not to worry about it , it 's just the extra fuss they make when there 's a doctor involved . |
| 16 | Gary 's father , Frank Hutchinson , of Frederick Street , Meadowfield , told an inquest in Darlington yesterday that as soon as he heard the news on the radio he was certain his son had been hurt and immediately contacted police . |
| 17 | I watch Perry 's eyes narrow as he handles the needle , his coat still on . |
| 18 | As he raised her hand towards his mouth his grey eyes widened , then gleamed with laughter as he saw the state it was in . |
| 19 | As soon as he saw the horizon , Jack centralised the joystick and rudder , getting back to level flight . |
| 20 | He heard the mestizo curse in fear as he saw the snake . |
| 21 | His eyes narrowed as he saw the outline of a helicopter by the side of the mansion . |
| 22 | Freddie groaned as he saw the policeman coming over to him . |
| 23 | His eyes fired as he saw the corpse of the Hearthware . |
| 24 | ‘ What can I say , Maria ? ’ he asked , his features tightening as he saw the tears standing in her eyes . |
| 25 | Auguste almost laughed as he saw the expression on the Prince of Wales 's face as a plateful of roast goose advanced towards him in the hands of James Pegg , followed by an endless procession , it seemed , of forcemeats , vegetables and gravies . |
| 26 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 27 | He felt a sticky wetness on his left leg , glanced down and swore as he saw the bloodstain spreading downwards from around the bullet hole in the denim . |
| 28 | Then he smiled thinly as he saw the look on her face . |
| 29 | Chopper Harris had peered around the vehicle , and his mouth fell open as he saw the officer talking to his friends . |
| 30 | No doubt , even at the end , as he saw the blade of the knife flash in the moonlight , he had assumed his killers would rob his corpse . |