Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can handle that , ’ he whispered fervently as he pushed past them and rushed off up the corridor . |
| 2 | ‘ I got broke down , ’ he whispered apologetically as he slipped in beside Moran , putting his oily hand on the head of one of the girls . |
| 3 | He beamed widely as he was helped down the steps and said to me : ‘ O , gib 's nichts mehr ’ ( Do n't give us any more ) . |
| 4 | He beamed again as Ali , practically choking on his own saliva , fell forward into a group of pupils . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , no ? ’ he drawled mockingly as he slowly lowered his dark head towards her . |
| 6 | He limped just as Adam remembered . |
| 7 | His false leg was a legacy of Dunkirk and he limped noticeably as he went to the drinks cupboard and poured a whisky . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He sleeps there as well . |
| 10 | ‘ Diamonds , ’ he announced thoughtfully as Samuel emerged from the parlour into Nuckell 's Place . |
| 11 | There was one small question nagging him which he asked just as Samantha Lightbody was ringing off . |
| 12 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |
| 13 | ‘ You are no worse for your midnight adventure ? ’ he asked quietly as he helped her to her seat . |
| 14 | ‘ Should I start by saying all the usual , very appropriate things ? ’ he asked lightly as he took their drinks over to a small table near the cavernous fireplace . |
| 15 | ‘ Not having any trouble with your eyes , are you ? ’ he asked smoothly as he rinsed off the reagent strip , but Belinda saw that his own eyes were alert beneath the veiling fringe of sooty lashes . |
| 16 | He got up as Leo walked across the lawn outside and smiled down at the trio in the swing-seat . |
| 17 | He was leaning against a table and he straightened up as she came in . |
| 18 | Worried about her attachment to her project which he read correctly as not only her desire to make Jacob happy , but to replace and improve upon her mother . |
| 19 | Um I think um where I 've seen things that er discussed under the heading of child sex abuse erm er it 's often the case that um y'know maybe in some families you find the situation where there 's a daughter who 's being abused by the father and then when the brother gets old enough to take an interest in sexuality , he joins in as well sort of thing and it 's er y'know it 's like there 's two blokes abusing the girl . |
| 20 | He holds up as models some of the new information-age businesses like the American TV company CNN , with a tiny core staff , entrepreneurial approach and day-to-day responsiveness to the market . |
| 21 | ‘ Yao-hoo ’ he let out as the record ended . |
| 22 | He winced slightly as she gently probed the area for any sign of infection . |
| 23 | He cited the battle fought at the CPSU congress in July [ see pp. 37614-17 ] , a campaign of misinformation about Soviet policy towards the Gulf crisis ( an oblique reference to Soyuz ) , and a recent , much-repeated public boast by two deputies from the military , whom he described disparagingly as " boys with colonels ' stripes " , to the effect that having cleared Bakatin out of the way " the time had come to settle accounts " with Shevardnadze . |
| 24 | He stopped altogether as Lachlan solemnly shook his head . |
| 25 | ‘ You know , of course , that Travis has gone to get plastered , ’ he charged aggressively as they started up the stairs . |
| 26 | The recoil was unexpected and he staggered backwards as Cardiff reached him , not knowing whether he had hit it or not . |
| 27 | He rose politely as the waiter ferried her across the room . |
| 28 | He is polite and very careful about what he says so as not to offend anyone . |
| 29 | He played well as lead to Chris Bryan , but it was Whiteman 's all-Barking rink and again Paul Maynard 's all-Essex County quartet of youngsters who particularly caught the eye . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've gone too far already , ’ he muttered cryptically as he turned away . |