Example sentences of "as suddenly [subord] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karl stopped laughing as suddenly as he had begun , his face grave and concerned and kindly . |
| 2 | Then , just as suddenly as he had appeared , the man turned and ran off . |
| 3 | He snapped it in two — gave me a leer — and was gone , as suddenly as he had arrived . |
| 4 | Her boyfriend , having disappeared during her pregnancy , returned and acted like a concerned father for a few months after the baby was born , even coming to live in Joanne 's house , but then left as suddenly as he had come , and all the family feel very bitter about this . |
| 5 | He released her as suddenly as he had come to her support and she grasped quickly and covertly at the back of another chair , not wanting him to know that her numbed leg was tingling painfully now . |
| 6 | Then , just as suddenly as he had stopped , the male was off again , perking up his feathers and hopping after his mate with a meaningful glint in his beady eyes . |