Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] as he " in BNC.
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| 1 | In different parts of the world the transition from childhood to the adult state may be protracted — as in our country and others of advanced Western culture ; passed through by means of relatively brief " rites of passage " formally enjoined by custom ; or virtually non-existent in those cultures where the boy becomes a man without ceremony or fuss as he becomes able to satisfy and support a wife . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's his choice to come or go as he pleases , ’ he said . |
| 3 | A soviet ( or governing council ) representing each of the twelve nahijes ( districts ) within the pashalik was established , but its powers were vaguely defined and it became an instrument which Karadjordje could use or ignore as he felt fit . |
| 4 | Then she withdrew her will from Fenna , leaving the dragon free to go or come as he would . |
| 5 | He sells or retains as he thinks fit . |
| 6 | If a statement of affairs has been lodged , the official receiver must also send a summary of it together with his observations on it unless he has previously reported to them and nothing material can be added , but if the lodging of a statement of affairs has been dispensed with , the official receiver must give creditors a summary of the bankrupt 's affairs ( amplified , modified or explained as he thinks fit ) ( rr 6.75 and 6.76 ) . |
| 7 | He saluted Melissa with a smile that faded as he became aware of the argument going on across the yard . |
| 8 | She did n't feel pain , only a small burst of pleasure that intensified as he then licked her reddened skin . |
| 9 | This typified the controversy that raged as he fought his way to the top in the late sixties . |
| 10 | I have formally to decline such offers and shame on the correspondent who said that he had a pair of longjohns that flashed as he took them off and I was welcome to observe the spectacle at any time . |
| 11 | But he did not mean that a bishop was utterly free to act and think as he thought fit . |
| 12 | Little Billy recognised Don Mini riding on a fine jay and he was waving and cheering as he flew alongside them . |
| 13 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 14 | Comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 15 | John Allison was at that time based at Coningsby and seeing as he would initially be carrying out all the flying on the aircraft , it seemed an obvious choice to base it there . |
| 16 | His lips were hard , fierce , they explored and probed as he held her head with both his hands , his fingers stroking through the curls distractedly , almost wildly . |
| 17 | It may be that none of these incidents , taken by itself , would be very significant , but the cumulative effect of them supports the view that the plaintiff and her husband subordinated their own interests to the wishes of the deceased … the plaintiff 's acts went well beyond what was called for by natural love and affection for someone to whom she had no blood relationship , and both she and her husband made it very clear in their evidence that there was no great love and affection between her husband and the deceased , and that he was only willing to pay for meals that the plaintiff provided for the deceased and to work as he did in the garden of the cottage because of the expectation that the deceased 's estate would in due course pass to the plaintiff . |
| 18 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 19 | Boy thought he would like to see the city under heavy snow ; then it would look like a real map , all in black and white , the river a thick black ribbon , or , if frozen as he knew it had once been , a clean white ribbon , the only space in the city without streets , names , lights or indeed owners . |
| 20 | It 's more than possible that there were a number of courtiers with the same build and looks as he . ’ |
| 21 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 22 | However , evade and evade as he might , in the end he had to come to it : did he love Jane Postlethwaite ? |
| 23 | She giggled and pouted as he chatted to her . |
| 24 | Goneril and Regan know their father 's failings well and act as he wishes to obtain the desired results . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , father would n't be ill and cough as he does , and mother would n't always be washing . ’ |
| 26 | Society in general is kinder too in its attitude to the widower , and is prepared to draw closer to him to give him help and support as he does his grief-work . |
| 27 | He knew he had no choice in the matter but cursed and muttered as he fixed his saddle bags , harnessed Philomel and joined Cranston who sat slouched on his horse on the track outside the church . |
| 28 | The needle immediately showed a reading , which then strengthened and weakened as he moved about the warehouse . |
| 29 | Outwardly he was calm and composed as he walked in the warm evening sunshine towards the House , but like the swans gliding serenely across the water , he too was paddling like hell underneath . |
| 30 | At the bottom of the escalator we meet the ticket inspector riding down and frowning as he approaches us . |