Example sentences of "soon as he [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew how banal the question was as soon as he had asked it , but it did not affect Surere 's mood . |
| 2 | From the very first , as soon as he had held her , he had had eyes only for her . |
| 3 | The record price for a suit was one hundred pounds , and that was brand new , passed on by a lunatic who changed his mind as soon as he had taken it home . |
| 4 | As soon as he had come she pushed at him to move , all efficiency . |
| 5 | As soon as he had spoken he knew there would be no reply . |
| 6 | Lorton had known who they were as soon as he 'd seen them ; he had been expecting the police , though not quite as soon as this , and in any case salesmen rarely travelled in pairs . |
| 7 | He 'd known Lucy 's room as soon as he 'd seen it . |
| 8 | He knew as soon as he 'd said it that he was in trouble . |
| 9 | As soon as he 'd said it , he thought how unbearably old-fashioned it sounded . |
| 10 | As soon as he 'd gone she seized the crutch he 'd brought up , and , hobbling into the bathroom , closed the door with a bang . |
| 11 | So as soon as he gets told he 'll be |