Example sentences of "as he [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ya wee devil , ’ cried her brother as he punched his brother in the small of the back , received a savage kick for the injustice , accompanied by cries of ‘ It wisny me ’ from both ends of the bed . |
| 2 | Edward appeared at the door of his study as soon as he heard her key in the door . |
| 3 | He stopped as he heard her gasp , then went on steadily , ‘ But I have a question to which I 'd like to know the answer . |
| 4 | Police taped 10-year-old Daniel 's harrowing call as he heard his mother Caroline killed . |
| 5 | Hasan was waiting for him at the top of the stairs , and , as soon as he heard his guardian 's tread , the little boy sat up , sniffed the air and stretched out his hands like a cat , waking after sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ What are you doing ! ’ he screamed at her , as soon as he saw her face . |
| 7 | The trembling turned to slight fear as he saw her colour rise . |
| 8 | As he saw her concern , again his smile faded . |
| 9 | ‘ Ah , I see the light is beginning to dawn , ’ he murmured , raising a dark , cynical eyebrow , his lips twisting with amusement as he saw her eyes widening in dismay . |
| 10 | He was watching her face intently , and a dark gleam of unholy amusement returned as he saw her cynical disbelief . |
| 11 | He half turned to look at her , then , as he saw her heightened colour , he said quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 12 | As soon as he saw their mood he made no attempt to join or follow ; and the people , seeing he had not the cut of a government man , passed him by . |
| 13 | Virginia was beginning to think they were both going to collapse in a heap , when the spit of tyres on gravel announced the arrival of Guy 's Aston Martin , skidding to an abrupt halt as he saw their plight . |
| 14 | I felt Nick 's arm take mine as he saw my tears ; I was grateful , but felt little comfort . |
| 15 | This pattern persisted for nearly six months before both parents began to realise that James ' behaviour during the day was not improving and that he stopped playing as soon as he saw his father . |
| 16 | Craig 's hands tightened into fists as he saw his brother , flanked by his mother and Emily , step forward and throw a little earth into the grave . |
| 17 | As he saw his grandparents as the door he started to move faster . |
| 18 | He thought with pity of her future , as he knew her marriage to Troy could not be happy for long . |
| 19 | He knew the trees and waterfalls as well as he knew his own children . |
| 20 | Memories of shared evenings , with cans of beer and football on the TV , flooded back to Bodie ; shared hours with Ray Doyle , mad pursuits , of cars , of women , shared jokes , anger , support ; he knew this small apartment almost as well as he knew his own . |
| 21 | A voice that Rex knew almost as well as he knew his own . |
| 22 | He knew that face almost as well as he knew his own . |
| 23 | During his early teens , McKenzie was a competent soccer player but , as he grew his nimble-footed agility was lost . |
| 24 | Dr. Saxby detached himself as he passed their table and put his hand on Briant 's shoulder . |
| 25 | He walked slowly now towards the room , but as he passed his mother 's door he felt forced to stop and knock , not because he wanted to see her particularly , but because there was a great need in him for human company . |
| 26 | As he passed our party he saluted with polite astonishment . |
| 27 | " Tea , tea , " Salah said to us as he passed our seats on the way to the door of the bus . |
| 28 | As he seized her ears to get some breath she came once more , panting like a dog , licking at his face . |
| 29 | As he emptied his clothes out of the drawers , he glanced round the bedroom . |
| 30 | As he emptied his bladder he stared at his face in the shaving mirror . |