Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] as he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He replied politely that just as he studied the whereabouts of bones and tendons and muscles so as to know more about the figures he tried to draw , in the same way — if he was attempting a portrait — it helped to know something about the working of people 's minds and how their characters had been formed . |
| 2 | Lancaster 's voice had suddenly become animated and loud as he recalled the sting of his betrayal . |
| 3 | ‘ I think he 's very important because of that fact , and also as he knows the French set-up and the way they play . |
| 4 | In 1927 Welford Beaton was left in no doubt that the motion picture was ‘ a throbbing , living , human thing ’ after Janet Gaynor 's performance in Frank Borzage 's Seventh Heaven and especially by her grief as her husband left for the war ; Beaton had cried at the time and even as he wrote the spell was not broken . |
| 5 | He said the men had threatened his life , and even as he drove the victim to the beauty spot where the gang waited , one had been hiding in the boot of his car with a shotgun . |
| 6 | Strange 's outburst was directed at a cameraman who clicked as he addressed the ball , and then as he reached the top of the backswing . |
| 7 | He heard the door close behind him , but just as he reached the gate it was hurriedly opened again and a voice called , ‘ Just a moment ! |
| 8 | But just as he put the rope over his head , he screamed in terror and threw his arms above his head . |
| 9 | But even as he asked the question , D'Arcy already knew the answer . |
| 10 | Black gets it into the box Rozario got a header in but even as he headed the ball he limped away again and if he 'd have been properly fit then he would have really powered that one in . |
| 11 | He said he 'd call again as soon as he heard the result of the new X-ray , but not to worry about it , it 's just the extra fuss they make when there 's a doctor involved . |
| 12 | If it were Oliver he would have called out to her , come to meet her as soon as he heard the key in the lock . |
| 13 | As soon as he heard the story , John Coffin had himself taken back to the police centre dealing with the case . |
| 14 | Gary 's father , Frank Hutchinson , of Frederick Street , Meadowfield , told an inquest in Darlington yesterday that as soon as he heard the news on the radio he was certain his son had been hurt and immediately contacted police . |
| 15 | As soon as he thumbed the button the door slid open . |
| 16 | ‘ As soon as he realised the serious nature of what he was doing he stopped and apologised . ’ |
| 17 | Now he strode out not apprehensive that he might have lost contact with that gift of powerful calm which had so effectively stilled the thresh of his emotions , but confident that as soon as he reached the Point and stood as and where he had first stopped — the experience would be renewed and reinforced , the key would fit the lock . |
| 18 | Part of the answer came as soon as he reached the Post . |
| 19 | As soon as he saw the tongues , he knew . |
| 20 | As soon as he saw the horizon , Jack centralised the joystick and rudder , getting back to level flight . |
| 21 | He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | During Ellis 's tenure at Kurunagala cattle stealing went into a sharp decline , but as soon as he left the district it revived . |
| 24 | I suspected that as soon as he left the boatyard the chart would be similarly destroyed . |
| 25 | Anna beamed : ‘ As soon as he left the starting blocks it was clear to me he was going to win . ’ |
| 26 | There were a few areas of welcome grassland like the one that rose ahead of him almost as soon as he left the Park behind . |
| 27 | She was there every morning as soon as he left the room , on the stairs or in the hall . |
| 28 | Kenneth impressed them where I had failed , and our room was upgraded to a suite as soon as he laid the lardy accent on them . |
| 29 | He held him down one-handed , smiling at his heavings and pantings as he struggled to break free ; but as soon as he tossed the straining wrists away from him and sat back on his heel to rise , Harry made a furious lunge for the hilt of the dagger Isambard himself had disdained to draw . |
| 30 | I am sure that its Honorary Treasurer , will be in touch with you as soon as he receives the cheque . |