Example sentences of "as he [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he applied pressure to the blade , a portion of the skull about the size of a ten pence piece came free . |
| 2 | ‘ Thompson at your service , ’ said the landlord coming to meet him with a welcoming smile which disappeared quickly as he saw Midnight — his glance sliding from the metal collar to the handcuffs and on to Jess 's flushed face . |
| 3 | But now , as he saw Fiver , small and familiar , incapable of hurting anyone or of concealing what he felt , trembling in the wet grass , either from fear or from cold , his anger melted away . |
| 4 | Earlier , avoiding Matey 's compressed lips , he had picked up the whisky bottle and reached for a glass — anything , so long as he achieved oblivion , surcease from pain — and then he had heard her voice again , in the corridor at the church hall , mockingly telling him to retreat to it . |
| 5 | In many firms there will be no room for dispute as to who should fill the position and for how long , ie the most experienced member of the partnership for as long as he remains hale and hearty . |
| 6 | The US charges had been laid as he sought re-election as governor for a third term ; he was narrowly defeated in the election by Joseph K. Ada ( Republican ) on Nov. 4 , 1986 . |
| 7 | Phil poured complaint into the receptive ear of Sister Cooney , as he sought comfort at her door . |
| 8 | Now Affleck , who turned pro as a teenager , has won a place on next year 's European Tour following his outstanding season as he finished top of the European Challenge Tour , winning £39,769 official prize money . |
| 9 | As he left court he said only that he would be seeking legal advice on a compensation claim . |
| 10 | He refused to comment as he left court yesterday . |
| 11 | Mr Righton would not comment as he left court . |
| 12 | As he left court , Bartman said in a statement through his solicitor that he had been horrified and shocked by the murder and had always emphatically denied the allegations against him . |
| 13 | Welsh-speaking Les is a native of Waunfawr , near Caernarfon , and became a bricklayer as soon as he left school , working at sites throughout North Wales . |
| 14 | These photographs taken by Nick 's mother Marilyn show his joy as he left jail . |
| 15 | As he left Number 10 , Ian Gilmour sourly summed up the changes by saying they were ‘ not much good if you are steering full-speed ahead for the rocks ’ . |
| 16 | Wright is then alleged to have spat at a spectator as he left pitch . |
| 17 | Policeman cries as he tells court of fatal gun attack |
| 18 | Boniface was looking back to an age in which the privileges of the churches of the Anglo-Saxons had been untouched and inviolate , or so it was thought , and he saw this age as ending — as he tells Aethelbald — in the time of Ceolred , king of the Mercians , and Osred , king of the Northumbrians ( both of whose reigns ended in 716 ) , whom Boniface accuses of behaving as Aethelbald was now doing and as a consequence of which they both perished miserably . |
| 19 | All she had was his husky voice as he made love to her , his body against hers , and the chance to pretend to herself that he might love her as he expressed emotion through lovemaking day after day , night after night … |
| 20 | Mr Watson said : ‘ It is the intention of Coun Garvey as long as he retains control of his private prosecution to seek that it be directed to the crown court on the basis that the allegation against him is heading towards the crown court and it would be sensible to have the two alleged criminal acts tried arising out of the same incident tried before the same court . ’ |
| 21 | Roberto Lui Wu , a congressman who was a member of Fujimori 's small political party , was shot dead by masked gunmen as he had lunch in a Lima market yesterday . |
| 22 | The plaintiff was volenti as he had freedom of choice as to whether to attempt a rescue and there was a novus actus interveniens as the danger had passed . |
| 23 | Murder , as he had reason to know all too well , was a serious business . |
| 24 | Komeda Torao , Jiho of the third rank , was the most blunt : ‘ If in the past [ Your Majesty ] had shown as much care for politics as he had passion for horsemanship , no such criticism from the public as ‘ politics by two or three Ministers ' would have occurred . ’ |
| 25 | Komeda Torao , Jiho of the third rank , was the most blunt : ‘ If in the past [ Your Majesty ] had shown as much care for politics as he had passion for horsemanship , no such criticism from the public as ‘ politics by two or three Ministers ' would have occurred . ’ |
| 26 | The questions tumbled from him as he went hand in hand with Beth , down the stairs and into the kitchen , where Peggy was soon caught up in the excitement . |
| 27 | It must obviously be too late to go to the bazaar now , he thought with relief as he came face to face with the group , but he found himself trotting out the excuse about correcting papers and not noticing the time before anyone had had the chance to comment on his non-attendance . |
| 28 | ‘ A commune is the tumult of the people , the terror of the realm , the tepidity of the priesthood ’ — such was the cry of the chronicler Richard of Devizes , as he took shelter in the cathedral priory at Winchester , and contemplated from afar the commune of London of the 1190s . |
| 29 | Judge Lee spoke out at Hereford Crown Court as he took pity on jobless Robert Ward , 20 , who held up a solicitor 's office in Ross-on-Wye . |
| 30 | An onlooker captured Christopher Claridge 's last moments on video as he took part in a parachute display at Eastnor Castle last August . |