Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 His reaction is particularly vividly described by Tolstoy , as him crossing a bridge that is being dismantled so he has to face the abyss below :
2 I watched as he engaged a man who led him down to a boat ; they climbed in , and the man began to haul away on his oars .
3 The last fish he had landed was a magnificent sea-trout weighing 6lb and , as he applied the priest , he was telling his companions about a similar fish , caught by his father in the dim and distant past : ‘ A beautiful fish , gentlemen , just like this one is . ’
4 He visibly relaxed as he heard a voice in the hallway .
5 The rush from Steen 's bedroom out through the garage and utility room , as he heard a car stopping on the gravel and footsteps approaching the garage door .
6 They were chatting about the tournament and John of Gaunt 's invitation when Cranston stopped as he heard a sound behind them : a slithering across the cobbles .
7 Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle .
8 He started as he heard a whirring noise in the air .
9 The clouds were beginning to gather , hiding the hunter 's moon , and Ranulf shivered as he heard an owl hoot and the ominous chatter of other night birds .
10 His voice quavered as he heard the silence around him .
11 ‘ Then run , ’ he told her as he heard the tender 's motor start .
12 A minute later the phone rang and he snatched the receiver up , almost smiling as he heard the unmistakable gravelly voice of his old adversary .
13 He said he 'd call again as soon as he heard the result of the new X-ray , but not to worry about it , it 's just the extra fuss they make when there 's a doctor involved .
14 He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom .
15 It had been enough to set Freddie 's agile mind working , and he grinned expectantly to himself as he heard the watchman 's voice .
16 It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest .
17 Scott looked up as he heard the key turn in the lock .
18 If it were Oliver he would have called out to her , come to meet her as soon as he heard the key in the lock .
19 He seemed to be sitting at his own centre , in the innermost room of his heart , as he heard the words .
20 As soon as he heard the story , John Coffin had himself taken back to the police centre dealing with the case .
21 Athelstan grinned as he heard the words ‘ Refreshment ’ and ‘ Some cups of sack ! ’
22 Yet an outsider watching them might , as he heard the laughter , think the evening was being a very successful one .
23 ‘ Any use to you ? ’ he asked , snapping open his eyes as he heard the rustle of her skirt as she changed position .
24 He turned as he heard the door swish shut behind her .
25 Gary 's father , Frank Hutchinson , of Frederick Street , Meadowfield , told an inquest in Darlington yesterday that as soon as he heard the news on the radio he was certain his son had been hurt and immediately contacted police .
26 Already he sported a blond mustache that was a passable imitation of the older man 's , and he twisted a strand or two of it between finger and thumb as he shot a comic grimace of pain in Joseph 's direction to convey his discomfort at the extravagant declaration of faith in him .
27 A tiny grin played round his mouth as he shot a glance at her .
28 I watch Perry 's eyes narrow as he handles the needle , his coat still on .
29 Abruptly , the car breasted a small rise in front of a junction , and Howard 's eyes widened as he saw a man standing in the middle of the road , who , it seemed , they were about to run down .
30 The youngest child in the lorry started to cry as he saw a skinny boy crumple in the road .
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