Example sentences of "as he [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranulf gulped noisily as he saw all the colour drain from the Prince 's face . |
| 2 | He was not in favour of an over-active presidency — as he saw that of Roosevelt — but instead proposed to consult widely and act only after calm deliberation . |
| 3 | Fairham swallowed hard as he saw another portion of the carcass cut away by a powerful blow . |
| 4 | He knew Sir Harry , as he knew most of the British ministers , well enough to drop titles in private and revert to first names . |
| 5 | He knew Osnabrück fairly well , as he knew most towns in 1st British Corps area , although he 'd never been stationed there . |
| 6 | He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall . |
| 7 | As he debated this with himself , suddenly all urgency left him . |
| 8 | Spencer thus condemned any attempt to change women 's position in society , just as he opposed any state intervention to safeguard the position of the poor and weak . |
| 9 | As he left another spasm seized him . |
| 10 | Leonora quivered , her teeth caught in her lower lip as he kissed each breast in turn , his lips lingering over their slight curves . |
| 11 | Dyson watched them absently , grimacing as he bit each of the finger-nails on his right hand trim in turn . |
| 12 | He felt as he had that night when he invoked the power of Callanish to intercede and save Minch 's life . |
| 13 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 14 | Riven caught Bicker 's eye as he had that afternoon , and the dark man threw him a rueful grin . |
| 15 | He felt he had said them before , and thought he could sense death sniffing at his shoulder , as he had that day on the Red Mountain . |
| 16 | Only James remained as abstracted as he had all day yesterday . |
| 17 | FitzAlan ignored this attempt to free herself , as he had all the others . |
| 18 | It was most fortunate that we sailed from Cape Town at the appointed time as he had many engagements in Australia — most important the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne a day or two after his arrival . |
| 19 | Peter Rogers , who produced all the movies , told me that he said that as long as he had enough money to keep himself and his mother he was happy . |
| 20 | Anne managed to get a few days off work during his ten-day leave , and as he had few relatives to visit , they were able to spend blissful hours alone . |
| 21 | He did and as he had some slight training in it he survived in one of the camps that after the war no one remembered . |
| 22 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
| 23 | He 'd made it clear enough after all that he did n't expect her to hang about as he had another date . |
| 24 | As soon as he had any money he spent it on going to Central America or Thailand by the cheapest possible means to look at some new underground . |
| 25 | But it was his duty to suffer , if only vicariously , with his people , and as long as he had any strength left he would fulfil his duty as he saw it . |
| 26 | The gas man come about and er as he went this girl come to the door . |
| 27 | He would take that too , as he took all the rest . |
| 28 | She gasped as he took each one in turn inside his mouth , sucking , flicking his tongue over the throbbing tips . |
| 29 | She watched Bob as he took another spoonful of sugar . |
| 30 | She tried to cast the thought from her , but it stayed stubbornly with her as he took another small step towards her . |