Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I watched as he engaged a man who led him down to a boat ; they climbed in , and the man began to haul away on his oars . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | He visibly relaxed as he heard a voice in the hallway . |
| 4 | The rush from Steen 's bedroom out through the garage and utility room , as he heard a car stopping on the gravel and footsteps approaching the garage door . |
| 5 | They were chatting about the tournament and John of Gaunt 's invitation when Cranston stopped as he heard a sound behind them : a slithering across the cobbles . |
| 6 | Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle . |
| 7 | He started as he heard a whirring noise in the air . |
| 8 | The clouds were beginning to gather , hiding the hunter 's moon , and Ranulf shivered as he heard an owl hoot and the ominous chatter of other night birds . |
| 9 | His voice quavered as he heard the silence around him . |
| 10 | ‘ Then run , ’ he told her as he heard the tender 's motor start . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 14 | It had been enough to set Freddie 's agile mind working , and he grinned expectantly to himself as he heard the watchman 's voice . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Scott looked up as he heard the key turn in the lock . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He seemed to be sitting at his own centre , in the innermost room of his heart , as he heard the words . |
| 19 | As soon as he heard the story , John Coffin had himself taken back to the police centre dealing with the case . |
| 20 | Athelstan grinned as he heard the words ‘ Refreshment ’ and ‘ Some cups of sack ! ’ |
| 21 | Yet an outsider watching them might , as he heard the laughter , think the evening was being a very successful one . |
| 22 | ‘ Any use to you ? ’ he asked , snapping open his eyes as he heard the rustle of her skirt as she changed position . |
| 23 | He turned as he heard the door swish shut behind her . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | A tiny grin played round his mouth as he shot a glance at her . |
| 27 | I watch Perry 's eyes narrow as he handles the needle , his coat still on . |
| 28 | Abruptly , the car breasted a small rise in front of a junction , and Howard 's eyes widened as he saw a man standing in the middle of the road , who , it seemed , they were about to run down . |
| 29 | The youngest child in the lorry started to cry as he saw a skinny boy crumple in the road . |
| 30 | He heard the mestizo curse in fear as he saw the snake . |