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 | He sleeps there as well . |
| 9 | ‘ Diamonds , ’ he announced thoughtfully as Samuel emerged from the parlour into Nuckell 's Place . |
| 10 | There was one small question nagging him which he asked just as Samantha Lightbody was ringing off . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ You are no worse for your midnight adventure ? ’ he asked quietly as he helped her to her seat . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He winced slightly as she gently probed the area for any sign of infection . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He stopped altogether as Lachlan solemnly shook his head . |
| 19 | ‘ You know , of course , that Travis has gone to get plastered , ’ he charged aggressively as they started up the stairs . |
| 20 | The recoil was unexpected and he staggered backwards as Cardiff reached him , not knowing whether he had hit it or not . |
| 21 | He rose politely as the waiter ferried her across the room . |
| 22 | He is polite and very careful about what he says so as not to offend anyone . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've gone too far already , ’ he muttered cryptically as he turned away . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's better , ’ he murmured approvingly as her gold curls tumbled about her shoulders . |
| 26 | ‘ Have you gone speechless on me again ? ’ he murmured tauntingly as Cavell Fielding came forward from the restaurant 's extravagantly decorative entrance opposite them , a slight widening of her sapphire eyes the only surprise she evinced at seeing them together . |
| 27 | He came just as it was getting dark again . |
| 28 | He came here as quite a young man , perhaps twelve , fourteen years ago , but we never knew anything about him , where he came from , who is parents were . |
| 29 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
| 30 | Bills will have to be sent to me , and the newspaper will have to be cancelled , ’ he added casually as he made his way towards the stairs with complete composure . |