Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] as he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was saddling a fat brown cob and I stared as he led the little animal out , climbed stiffly on to a box and mounted . |
| 2 | ‘ Where are we going now ? ’ she asked as he swung the car back into the main street . |
| 3 | ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her . |
| 4 | Straightening , she watched as he undid the holding gate , and then held out a hand towards her . |
| 5 | She watched as he crossed the meadow and felt the familiar jolt in the pit of her stomach as he came near . |
| 6 | She watched as he crossed the room . |
| 7 | Now she watched as he prepared the tools of his trade . |
| 8 | She watched as he adjusted the string of red coral beads through the shammy pouch that held his throwing-knife . |
| 9 | ‘ Your palazzo ? ’ she repeated as he slammed the car door after her . |
| 10 | She spoke as he closed the door : |
| 11 | But strangely enough , St John Rivers found me crying as he approached the cottage . |
| 12 | ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera . |
| 13 | They waited for him to elaborate as he unbuttoned the side pocket of his tunic and took out his cigarettes . |
| 14 | She was near enough now to swing the basket viciously against the pickpocket 's hand , making him yell as he extracted the girl 's purse , which he dropped as he fled . |
| 15 | They watched as he left the room then David turned to Rachel . |
| 16 | ‘ Probably , ’ Cardiff mouthed , naked fear making him tremble as he reached the step above the thing . |
| 17 | ‘ Going away ? ’ he asked as he noticed the bag on the floor . |
| 18 | " Emily , " he asked as he reached the door . |
| 19 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 20 | It exploded as he hit the water , sending a geyser of water and blood into the air . |
| 21 | Suddenly , it all made sense , ’ he added as he brought the car to a halt in front of her flat . |
| 22 | " Why not ? " he added as he opened the door between the two staircases , " Put lots of water in it . " |
| 23 | He turned as he heard the door swish shut behind her . |
| 24 | He sighed as he rang the front doorbell . |
| 25 | ‘ Well — that should prove to be an interesting surprise for all , ’ he snorted as he left the table . |
| 26 | Eating quail 's eggs , he frowned as he reread the letter from Lloyd 's : it warned him of the amount that he would shortly be expected to produce in settlement . |
| 27 | Like a man whose children were leaving him he begged as he climbed the stairs : |
| 28 | ‘ Should 'ave bin a boy , ’ he grinned as he slammed the door . |
| 29 | ‘ Keep on your belly , ’ he ordered as he grabbed the Greener . |
| 30 | " Take him at least a hundred meters into the jungle , " he yelled as he swung the cane across their shoulders one last time to urge them in among the trees . |