Example sentences of "and [adv] as he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll be doing him a favour , she 'd thought , and so as he wandered past the kitchen on a mid-afternoon stroll she crept up behind him and grabbed him by the neck . |
| 2 | He always laughed noiselessly , his jaw snapping up and down as he took in great gulps of air . |
| 3 | Gemayel 's foot tapped up and down as he warmed to his subject , his large oak desk shaking slightly with the vibration . |
| 4 | He taps his pencil up and down as he waits for the finance director to finish . |
| 5 | Eventually he 'd give up and walk away , his grey beard moving up and down as he mumbled to himself , the words spilling out of his almost toothless mouth . |
| 6 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 7 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |