Example sentences of "[adv] as he [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took the Canal Turn as fluently as he had on the first circuit , then swept towards Valentine 's Brook . |
| 2 | He leafs through the file of correspondence in his In-tray , the two vertical lines in his brow above the nose drawing closer together as he concentrates on names , figures , dates . |
| 3 | He breathed the name against her cheek , just as he had on the night of the party . |
| 4 | This work made an effective bridge to the equally spare and fastidious Four Capriccios Opus 9 by Gyorgy Kurtag ( whose music Ligeti has generously welcomed into his Festival , just as he insisted on having the composer share the stage at the end ) . |
| 5 | He is ducking out of his responsibilities as Secretary of State for Education and Science , just as he did on health . |
| 6 | He looked exactly as he had on the day of their last meeting , the day of his departure to the United States : calm yet concerned , sensitive yet restrained , the perfect model of the thinking politician . |
| 7 | The male oriental fruit moth employs greater subterfuge by producing a scent similar to the female 's as soon as he arrives on the scene . |
| 8 | Almost as soon as he arrived on campus , he disappeared into a mass of wiring , flashing lights , bleeping tones and tens of metres of multicoloured printouts on endless rolls of chartpaper . |
| 9 | Le Monde of June 9-10 estimated that in the 50 major , policy-determining laws of the 270 passed during Rocard 's term as Prime Minister , Rocard had relied on the support of the right and centre nearly three times as often as he relied on the PCF . |
| 10 | If Jason Peake can regularly play as well as he did on his debut on loan from Filbert Street on Saturday , Pool need to sign him quickly . |
| 11 | Herod could not help but respect John , even as he picked on him . |
| 12 | An old gent stopped in his tracks and raised his face to the sky , listening intently as he leaned on his walking stick . |
| 13 | When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots . |
| 14 | But he looked a picture of misery instead as he reflected on a the heavy demands on his men . |
| 15 | She was jerked forward as he slammed on the brakes and brought the car skidding to a halt on the gravel in front of the steps . |
| 16 | " Irish , " she said at once , surprising him again as he left on his mission . |
| 17 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |