Example sentences of "[conj] as he [verb] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would I one day show people this jacket and say that it had been a lovely afternoon in Central Park when he gave it to me and , in closing , would I say that as he disappeared into the trees , I never saw Oscar Wilde again ? |
| 2 | He chose to sleep in Three because it had the best view of the Jubilee Line , unobstructed by trees , and as he came into the room and crossed to the window , he saw beyond the garden and the trees and the rhubarb plantation a silver train speeding southwards . |
| 3 | She walked with him to the garage , and as he got into her car she leaned forward and kissed his cheek lightly . |
| 4 | And as he climbed into the car and started the chilled engine , he had to make a very strong effort indeed to close the door on the compartment of his mind where Marjorie belonged and open wide the door to careful logical thinking about the project and this newest complication . |
| 5 | But as he cut into one using a power saw , an alarm sounded , and he realised there 'd been a leak of radioactive tritium gas . |
| 6 | But as he sank into Dick Smith 's trembling arms he made no sound . |
| 7 | But as he climbed into his own bed in his little two roomed flat half a mile from the police station his mind was occupied still with the case . |