Example sentences of "as he [vb -s] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But this time it 's all in the cause of truth , as he re-enacts a notorious true life murder from the 1960s in the latest ITV crime series , In Suspicious Circumstances .
2 Neuhaus 's art is dematerialised , consisting of sounds and vibrations , which will pervade the visitor as he surveys the other exhibition buildings from the top of the stairs .
3 Personalities vary , but typically he will be guided as much by intuition and personal judgment as by precept or regulation as he surveys the political landscape he must traverse before reaching his destination .
4 As he reviews the sad procession of his supporters leaving the city , he finds at the rear two priests and the Levites bringing out the ark .
5 His three heads represent the past , present and future ; his spittle poisons and burns the earth ; he has a mane of snakes and a serpent 's tail ; his eyes are watchful and his ears are constantly pricked , listening for newcomers as he admits the dead and devours the still-living .
6 JB , who lives with his publican owners , always makes a bee-line for the regulars as soon as he hears the last orders bell .
7 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
8 The captain can interpret the records as he wishes as long as he maintains a certain standard .
9 Luke Steer keeps a wary eye on the fulmars as he negotiates the finishing ledges ( photos )
10 With a loud twang the Doom Diver is propelled high into the air , his exulted cries and excited squeaks gradually dimming as he becomes a tiny speck above the Goblin army .
11 Or vice-versa , in Eddie 's case , as he gets no more than he gives from Marco .
12 He gets it checked as frequently as he checks the bottom line .
13 He mops his brow as he demolishes a double helping of pie , salty mash and pale green gravy .
14 He holds the trouser tightly outwards as he puts the unaffected leg into it , crosses this leg over the other again , and puts his shoe on .
15 FLY tying has become an absorbing hobby for Jim Lister as he puts the finishing touches to another specimen during his lunch break in the BMK canteen .
16 Throughout the whole of life , Man is happy or unhappy in so far as he discovers the right admixture for his life of these quite distinct manners of using energy .
17 As he reaches the first solo stage , therefore , the pupil must either achieve a standard of flying which does not leave room for criticism , or he must learn to accept the particular instructor 's comments as fair and helpful .
18 Whether Highland should remain as a single-tier region or be divided into smaller units is likely to be one of the most difficult decisions Mr Lang faces as he reaches an advanced stage of drawing up his plans for local government reform .
19 As he has no theoretical framework and no fundamental economic background , he is limited essentially to extrapolation of short-term clusters of newsworthy items , as seen through the eyes of newspaper editors and reporters .
20 ‘ Spock is the only other credible choice and as he has no discernible personality , it has to be Kirk .
21 Sir , — I am not at all surprised to read ( EADT March 10 ) that Mr Ken Steward of Cross Green Farm , Cockfield is unhappy about people objecting to Atlas Aggregates proposal to excavate sand and gravel from his land , as he has a vested interest in the project being approved .
22 Basil , my five-year-old has also been working , as he has a great deal to learn to ensure he will begin his eventing career in March filled with confidence .
23 Even a 25-year-old male with a couple of speeding convictions leaving the car on the street in a high-risk area can expect to pay only £424 per year , so long as he has a five-year no-claims bonus .
24 Another thing is that he himself might not be able to afford to send her the money , especially as he has a young family . ’
25 Mr Beltrami would tell the jury that on several occasions during the past four years McGuinness had spoken to him in detail about his part in the Ayr murder ; and as he has a commanding presence and deep , authoritative voice , his evidence would have gone far to confirm in the minds of the jury what they had already heard from Mrs McGuinness .
26 Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ .
27 For example , if a person supplies a computer in kit form which , when assembled , infringes a patent , then the supplier of the computer kit infringes the patent even if he is just a middle-man as long as he has the requisite knowledge .
28 As soon as he shows the slight movements that herald developing hunger , he is put to the breast .
29 Similarly , as soon as he shows the smallest sign of being too cold , or too warm , his environment is manipulated to create the conditions of maximum comfort .
30 If he does sport independently , he has to concentrate on maintaining control over any associated reactions which could knock him off balance as he makes a physical effort .
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