Example sentences of "[noun sg] as he begin [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I 'd killed him , but my dread was replaced by fear as he began to come round . |
| 2 | He looked away , pretending to stare out of the window as he began to summarise his conclusions . |
| 3 | His eyes are already lining up the entry point as he begins to ease off the front brake and apply handlebar and footrest pressure to steer the bike . |
| 4 | There was a sudden bang as he crashed against the Lift , and a scraping sensation as he began to roll along the surface . |
| 5 | And Davide could almost fancy he could smell again the stale vaporous emanations of the law in the room as he began to take down details of the wrong that had been done . |
| 6 | Simon poured hot water into his mug , his lean face creasing into an unattractive , self-congratulating smile as he began to consider the perks of power . |
| 7 | ‘ Here , that 's not a nice thing to say , ’ protested Dolly , eyes on his bent head as he began to apply cold compresses . |
| 8 | Scott nodded , watching as Hitch scuttled across the road and disappeared out of sight as he began to descend the embankment steps towards the pier . |
| 9 | The other guests were stunned into silence as he began swinging into the gaggle of giggling photographers . |
| 10 | Suddenly , this had become a special event and Lewis knew it , for his playing took on a new intensity as he began to alternate between rock ‘ n ’ roll classics from his early career back in the Fifties Sun era to later country material . |
| 11 | Hrun hummed a little tune as he began to pull crumbling leather from the desecrated altar . |
| 12 | Endill watched in horror as he began hitting the handle , swinging against it with all his might . |
| 13 | Instead there was only a blazing , triumphant surge of fulfilment as she accepted the fullness of Rune 's body into her own , and a mounting sense of exhilaration as he began to move in the age-old rhythm of possession . |
| 14 | Antoine 's brown eyes lost that blind unfocused look ; she noticed a faint smile wander over his face as he began to see more clearly . |
| 15 | His fingers were like a circle of steel around the bones of her wrist as he began moving again . |