Example sentences of "as he saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he raised her hand towards his mouth his grey eyes widened , then gleamed with laughter as he saw the state it was in . |
| 2 | As soon as he saw the horizon , Jack centralised the joystick and rudder , getting back to level flight . |
| 3 | He heard the mestizo curse in fear as he saw the snake . |
| 4 | His eyes narrowed as he saw the outline of a helicopter by the side of the mansion . |
| 5 | Freddie groaned as he saw the policeman coming over to him . |
| 6 | His eyes fired as he saw the corpse of the Hearthware . |
| 7 | Auguste almost laughed as he saw the expression on the Prince of Wales 's face as a plateful of roast goose advanced towards him in the hands of James Pegg , followed by an endless procession , it seemed , of forcemeats , vegetables and gravies . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 9 | He felt a sticky wetness on his left leg , glanced down and swore as he saw the bloodstain spreading downwards from around the bullet hole in the denim . |
| 10 | Then he smiled thinly as he saw the look on her face . |
| 11 | Chopper Harris had peered around the vehicle , and his mouth fell open as he saw the officer talking to his friends . |
| 12 | No doubt , even at the end , as he saw the blade of the knife flash in the moonlight , he had assumed his killers would rob his corpse . |
| 13 | A horrible thought struck Yanto as he saw the cat eating . |
| 14 | Riven sat up , then jumped to his feet as he saw the glitter of the eyes and the shadows moving amongst the trees . |
| 15 | He felt his bowels loosen , felt the hairs on his neck and forearms prickle as he saw the face of the first intruder , the one who held the gun . |
| 16 | George 's disbelief and shock must have been mirrored in his face , as he saw the scar which marred the otherwise handsome features . |
| 17 | Even Mortimer felt a tingle of horror as he saw the figure approach Ace and laugh , but he was momentarily taken aback when Ace 's hands suddenly whipped round and grabbed the man 's shoulders , and she kneed him swiftly in the groin . |
| 18 | Adam felt the blackness race through him as he saw the storm-trooper fall . |
| 19 | He laughed softly , but his eyes glittered as he saw the hatred in hers . |
| 20 | She brought up her clenched fists to beat at him , and as he saw the dirt on them Benedict did let her go , stepping back out of the way . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's better , ’ he said , as he saw the shadow lift from my face . |
| 22 | The young soldier gave a cry as he saw the Doctor . |
| 23 | But they did not have to search far for the Bishop 's secretary : as soon as he saw the pageant wagon , he bore down on it . |
| 24 | Time slowed to a crawl for Howard , as he saw the gun swing up , its wielder moving a half step forward and a half turn round . |