Example sentences of "he [verb] as [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you on any medication at all ? ’ he asked as we returned to the surgery . |
| 2 | ‘ What ? ’ he roared as he leapt to his feet . |
| 3 | He slowed as he came to the first of the two rows , leaning across the dashboard in order to be able to see up the slope . |
| 4 | Silly twit , he thought as she turned to him , faintly amused . |
| 5 | It was born of fear for her grandfather , he thought as he returned to his butchery of the President 's shotgun . |
| 6 | She wondered how much Nicolo Sabatini would value her if he saw as she preferred to be , wearing faded jeans , a cotton turtleneck pullover , and grungy running shoes , her hair loose and straight or , at the most , drawn back in a French braid . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're looking less peaky , ’ he said as she came to a halt on the slope a few yards below . |
| 8 | She was sure that Doc D would approve of the Caroline Charles electric blue evening suit ( above , right ) : ‘ What a wonderful colour , darling , ’ he said as she walked to the table . |
| 9 | ‘ In the past , ’ he said as he returned to Robbie 's side , ‘ she 's been accustomed to sleeping at the foot of my bed . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ he said as he sat to the table . |
| 11 | ‘ This lift only goes to the penthouse , ’ he mocked as they came to a smooth halt . |
| 12 | ‘ Just tell me where Verlander is , ’ he concluded as he got to his feet and came to stand beside her . |