Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] as he [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , it 's nice not to find yourself dead , ’ she said , but she closed her eyes submissively as he drew the sheets up over her . |
| 2 | He nodded and the bookie nodded back , his eyes everywhere as he scanned the other faces , looking for takers amid the din . |
| 3 | ‘ How do you find yourself now , my dear wife ? ’ said the locksmith , taking a chair near his wife ( who had resumed her book ) , and rubbing his knees hard as he made the inquiry . |
| 4 | Ross said some hours later as he entered the apartment while she was giving the children their supper . |
| 5 | My father made irregular appearances , singing hymns lustily as he climbed a mizzen-mast like a mountain . |
| 6 | With the opposite number still waiting for his first save , Rhodes was in the thick of things again as he pushed a header from Dave Weir against the crossbar . |
| 7 | TYCOON Richard Branson launched sky wars yesterday as he slashed the cost of return trips to America to just £93 . |
| 8 | A DOCTOR choked back tears yesterday as he told the Beverley Allitt murder trial how a seven-week-old baby had died inexplicably . |
| 9 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd ran the gauntlet of demonstrators today as he launched a lecture series at the region 's newest university . |
| 10 | THE most outspoken critic of Malawi 's repressive government , Mr Chakufwa Chihana , was arrested by police yesterday as he entered the country . |
| 11 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced the Gallup findings yesterday as he unveiled a five-point plan designed to lead to better policing . |