Example sentences of "as he [verb] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He visibly relaxed as he heard a voice in the hallway . |
| 2 | They were chatting about the tournament and John of Gaunt 's invitation when Cranston stopped as he heard a sound behind them : a slithering across the cobbles . |
| 3 | ‘ Any use to you ? ’ he asked , snapping open his eyes as he heard the rustle of her skirt as she changed position . |
| 4 | It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His voice quavered as he heard the silence around him . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A tiny grin played round his mouth as he shot a glance at her . |
| 10 | His eyes narrowed as he saw the outline of a helicopter by the side of the mansion . |
| 11 | His eyes fired as he saw the corpse of the Hearthware . |
| 12 | Auguste almost laughed as he saw the expression on the Prince of Wales 's face as a plateful of roast goose advanced towards him in the hands of James Pegg , followed by an endless procession , it seemed , of forcemeats , vegetables and gravies . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 14 | Then he smiled thinly as he saw the look on her face . |
| 15 | No doubt , even at the end , as he saw the blade of the knife flash in the moonlight , he had assumed his killers would rob his corpse . |
| 16 | Riven sat up , then jumped to his feet as he saw the glitter of the eyes and the shadows moving amongst the trees . |
| 17 | He felt his bowels loosen , felt the hairs on his neck and forearms prickle as he saw the face of the first intruder , the one who held the gun . |
| 18 | He laughed softly , but his eyes glittered as he saw the hatred in hers . |
| 19 | She brought up her clenched fists to beat at him , and as he saw the dirt on them Benedict did let her go , stepping back out of the way . |
| 20 | In the first chilly greyness of dawn , before the sun rose , Sergeant Comstock , of the uniformed branch , who came of a long line of native fishermen , not to say poachers , and knew his river as he knew the palm of his own hand , thankfully abandoned what he had always known was a useless patrol of the left bank downstream , and on his own responsibility borrowed one of his many nephews , and embarked with him in the coracle which was his natural means of personal transport on the Comer . |
| 21 | Noting that Shawcross had voted with the Government in not opposing the Lords amendments on 22 July , Attlee said that he was very grateful as he knew the strength of Shawcross 's views . |
| 22 | Something else , something as he passed the door of the Volvo to climb into the boot . |
| 23 | He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside , everyone jostling for position . |
| 24 | He did n't see anyone down there , but he insists that as he passed the alcove at the end of the gallery , he had the strong impression that someone was sitting in there , watching him . ’ |
| 25 | He watched her as he passed the section of the hall reserved for the sick , the wounded , and the dying . |
| 26 | But no ball of fire climbed into the sky ahead of him and the familiar landmarks were still there as he passed the City of London Museum and slipped past St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate into Little Britain . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , yer swine , ’ breathed the young woman as he flung the handbag to the ground . |
| 28 | Erm so we walked in and out of carriages as he sought a pair of seats together and erm squashed down , he had me like penned into the window , like I 've got my bag and my umbrella in between ha , and I 'd already told him I was going out with someone . |
| 29 | Again , Ata'i writes that Molla Khurram ( d. 970/1562–3 ) reached the 50-akce level at the Mehmed Pasa medrese in Sofya : then , as often as he sought a medrese in the he failed to obtain his desire ; and , of necessity becoming resigned to going out to the he became kadi in certain cities with 150 akce . " |
| 30 | My routine 's a secret , and I think it 's working , ’ were his responses to this inquirer as he sought the bolt-hole of the champions ' locker-room yesterday . |