Example sentences of "as he [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quigley had made sure he had stopped hitting me as soon as he heard her on the stairs . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Connon , ’ he said as he busied himself with the kettle and the jar of instant coffee , ‘ I did n't really have a chance last night to explain myself to you very fully . |
| 3 | As he saw her to the door , he felt in his pockets . |
| 4 | His heart lurched as he saw her for the first time for nine years , now in her new role as a woman . |
| 5 | ‘ Harry not back yet ? ’ he asked , as he seated himself by the open fireplace . |
| 6 | His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her . |
| 7 | She was overwhelmed by a mixture of terror and relief as he left her at the wheel and went forward to free the line . |
| 8 | ‘ Afraid of the dark ? ’ he said gently , as he shepherded her to the door . |
| 9 | Ellwood and Luke were crouched over Piper as he told them about the slow , magical dance of the cosmos . |
| 10 | The florist had removed his big green apron but the Brigadier had to force him to take off his trilby as he brought him in the door , muttering under his breath , ‘ This is a State office , you know very well … ’ |
| 11 | It unrolled as he tugged it across the bedroom floor , and inside was the blood-soaked corpse of Maria Shill . |
| 12 | A futile gesture , as he lifted her off the ground , and before she could react she was being carried unceremoniously to the house . |
| 13 | ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared . |
| 14 | As he led her towards the wood-and-thatch building by the roadside , Isabel contemplated another night in fitzAlan 's company . |
| 15 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 16 | His head was spinning as he led her into the reception building . |
| 17 | His eyes were dark as he led her into the bedroom and closed the door behind them . |
| 18 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 19 | He glanced at her over his shoulder as he led her down the corridor . |
| 20 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |
| 21 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 22 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 23 | Keith Lascelles took my hand , squeezing it reassuringly as he led me across the stage , up the wide stairway dividing the orchestra , and left me to arrange myself on the rostrum . |
| 24 | A porter opened the double-barred gate , shouting a welcome to the Santerres as he led us along the old causeway which wound past birch , oak and yew trees up to the front of the house . |
| 25 | His manner as he greeted her at the church door , then ushered her to her seat , did nothing to dispel her apprehension . |
| 26 | As he said it for the first time a smile flickered across his face , and in that instant his features were totally transformed . |
| 27 | As he stowed everything in the boot , Ashley noticed dark smudges beneath his eyes . |
| 28 | ‘ Donald is desperately ill ! ’ was the first thing she said , as he met her in the hall . |
| 29 | ‘ I feel sorry for the couple , ’ said Father Kipling confidentially , as he ushered her into the church . |
| 30 | ‘ With your colouring , you should wear that shade of green more often , ’ he told her as he ushered her into the dove-grey Daimler . |