Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I 'm not seeing a girl , " Patrick insisted with a grin , his sister was as eager to see him married off as his mother was against the idea . |
| 2 | So as I sipped the barely brown dishwater he passed off as coffee ( at a wholly extortionate price ) I was able to thaw my limbs , re-line my stomach , rest my hand and ponder at length the best or most honest method by which to tackle the remainder of this difficult and embarrassing work of explanation . |
| 3 | He got up as Leo walked across the lawn outside and smiled down at the trio in the swing-seat . |
| 4 | He was leaning against a table and he straightened up as she came in . |
| 5 | ‘ Yao-hoo ’ he let out as the record ended . |
| 6 | He came through as she was slamming the food on to the low coffee-table in front of the obediently blazing fire . |
| 7 | Diane could n't deny his charm , even though she knew more about him than most ; he came over as something like a wind-up toy that was apt to go bashing itself into the nearest wall without guidance and protection . |
| 8 | She patted him on the shoulder and he drove off as she plumbed her bag for a ring of keys which would n't have looked out of place at Balmoral . |
| 9 | So a rich peasant will be able to keep all of the land he was working himself , all the land he was working by hired labour and land that he hired , er that he rented out as long as the amount he , he rented out did not exceed all of the land that he worked himself or used hired labour . |
| 10 | He turned round as the door opened again . |
| 11 | he , he rushed off as soon as that were done |
| 12 | When he got through and began to speak he cheered up as he laughed and talked away , before becoming depressed at the end of the call . |
| 13 | He glanced up as they completed this transaction to find the attention of the nearest two tables , both exclusively male , fixed disbelievingly on them . |
| 14 | He glanced up as she came in and swept everything back into the drawer . |
| 15 | He glanced up as they approached and gave Melissa a distant nod without interrupting his progress up and down the small patch of grass . |
| 16 | He glanced up as she entered , gave a curt nod and began hunting through some papers with jerky , impatient movements . |
| 17 | He finished up as Programme controller and deputy managing director of ATV , laying the foundations for much of what became Central Television . |
| 18 | Do n't forget he started out as one of The Comedians … ’ |
| 19 | I looked at it was twenty past eight cos he pulled up as I drew my curtains . |
| 20 | ‘ He called round as usual to collect the interest . |
| 21 | ‘ Organise routine urine tests , Nurse Avery , ’ he called back as he left the cubicles . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't forget we 've got to see Cyril Gibbs at the council offices this afternoon , ’ he called out as I made my way back towards Grindlewood . |
| 23 | ‘ Who 's talking about horses ? ’ he called out as she walked quickly towards her car . |
| 24 | ‘ Sandwich terns , ’ he called out as I passed . |
| 25 | ‘ Twelve o'clock ! ’ he called out as she stepped on to the pavement ; then he was gone , the little green car melding into the rest of the traffic and rapidly becoming lost to sight . |
| 26 | He normally never wears anything on his head — ’ He broke off as Buckmaster reappeared in the doorway . |
| 27 | He broke off as Marler strolled in after tapping lightly on the door . |
| 28 | He broke off as his phone rang . |
| 29 | He broke off as Mrs Westaway came in with the cowslip wine and a large slice of seed cake . |
| 30 | He broke off as Newman entered , closed the door , nodded to Monica and slumped into the chair in front of Tweed 's desk . |