Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] in [noun] as he " in BNC.
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| 1 | She showed them the small lake in its ring of reeds , took them to the first slopes of the mountain , rigged up a fishing rod for Michael and took him to the part of the lake she used to fish as a girl , and soon he was shouting out in glee as he missed the ravenous little perch or swung them out over his head on to the bank . |
| 2 | For him the girl in the picture ‘ was made to seem perfectly in context as he had never been able to see people before ’ . |
| 3 | Mr May broke down in tears as he added : ‘ This is the saddest day I can remember in football . ’ |
| 4 | The Sabellian group complained to the bishop of Rome who reproached his Alexandrian colleague for careless language , and proclaimed that in God unity is prior to all plurality , which is found not in God as he is in and to himself , but in God in his providential relationship with the world . |
| 5 | The whole meeting looked up in relief as he came back to the saloon . |
| 6 | The American boy apologized haltingly in French as he knelt to return the shivering pet to her , but once the animal was safely in her arms again she turned and fled shyly back to her father 's side without speaking . |
| 7 | He launched himself out of the chair to rescue a rapidly cooling cup of coffee , grimacing slightly in disgust as he indicated the pot . |
| 8 | Barbara tried to follow , but Duvall slammed the door against her and she cried out in pain as he pulled it open again , grabbed her arm and threw her into the office . |