Example sentences of "[conj] as he [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The door of No. 4 was open , the room empty ; No. 3 , the room his mother shared with Bunty Baird , was shut , and as he came to it he heard a sharp crack , a yelp and Bunty 's voice ‘ Oh shog off , you silly old fool , beat it ! ’ |
| 2 | His motion dashed the tears from his eyes , and as he came to a halt he saw the visitor plainly . |
| 3 | Richard seems to have played an important part in the peace and truce talks , and as he went to and fro between the armies his father may have begun to wonder just what these exchanges meant . |
| 4 | It would have been better if he had been less conscientious , because he had broken one of his ribs against the handle of the winch and as he struggled to his feet the sharp broken edge of the bone penetrated slightly into his lung . |
| 5 | The doors opened ; she stood , and as he got to his feet , as they went out on to the platform , he grinned confidently and shook his head . |
| 6 | He was the youngest grandchild , however , and as he grew to be a hulking , noisy ten-year-old , his aging relatives found him very tiring . |
| 7 | Some of that sparkle was shown in his win early this year and as he comes to the race fresh . |
| 8 | This man , this religious leader , this pharisee who came to Jesus by night and as he comes to Jesus he , is full of questions , but Jesus does n't let him get too many of them out because the questions that Nicodemus has to ask are not the real issues . |
| 9 | But as he said to me , why do n't you go welding . |
| 10 | Greg glanced uncertainly from Rachel to Nina but as he turned to the door Rachel stopped him . |
| 11 | But as he adapts to his new environment , Freddie 's proving himself to be a survivor capable of keeping everyone on the hop . |