Example sentences of "[noun prp] as he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Those noises ! ’ gasped Edgar as he reeled into the corridor . |
| 2 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 3 | For the last few days of her life Julia lay in a drugged sleep , free from pain and still managing a faint smile for Pat as he hung over her , gripping her hand . |
| 4 | JOHN MAJOR , the Foreign Secretary , yesterday announced the setting up of a £25m aid fund for Hungary as he set before the conference what he called a ‘ common sense ’ approach for Conservatives in Europe . |
| 5 | Police grab Roberts as he leans in a window to talk |
| 6 | As a study in manipulation , it is a vintage piece of caricature and ensures the reader 's continuing sympathy for Richard as he fumbles toward love and sanity with his dark-haired poetess . |
| 7 | Stella Jones with her son Anthony as he recovers in Alder Hey Hospital from the rottweiler ordeal |
| 8 | ‘ Ward , ’ Spatz said coldly , matter-of-factly , not even glancing at Kim as he sat behind his desk . |
| 9 | Dusty Hare , true , played as well for England as he did for his club , and deserved to win even more than his 25 caps . |
| 10 | The superstar took over the lakeside complex at Snagov as he prepares for a sell-out concert in Bucharest tomorrow . |
| 11 | St Ives swore he distinctly heard the strains of Come Back to Sorrento as he came round the bend of the stairs . |
| 12 | Poolside attendants grabbed Robert as he struggled under the surface , dragged him to the side and gave the kiss of life . |
| 13 | It 'll have a special winter flavour and feature Amos Chatfield as he talks about Christmases past and his boyhood encounter with the ghost of Stanmer Woods . |
| 14 | Lester Piggott as he recovered from a racing fall . |
| 15 | ‘ That Olivera office opposite , ’ he said to Helen as he walked into the office — ‘ what sort of place is it ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And vice versa , ’ said David Arrowsmith as he scrambled towards her . |
| 17 | I admire her because she is an actress who can also sing and I think she has a wonderful personality , ’ said Mr Hipkiss as he stood with 1,500 screaming fans outside the city 's Ritzy nightclub . |
| 18 | In a moment of madness Rosenoir kicked Alan Kernaghan as he lay on the ground . |
| 19 | He kicked Alan Kernaghan as he lay on the ground . |
| 20 | ( Luke : Luke includes a story about some women who wept for Jesus as he walked on his way to the crucifixion . |
| 21 | The agony of his death confronted Jesus as he prayed in the garden of Gethsemane . |
| 22 | Melody grabbed Seb as he leaned to one side and began side-stepping towards the blazing wood-fire . |
| 23 | ‘ Today , ’ he said solemnly , ‘ Mr Wilson , or Yusuf Khan as he likes to be sometimes known , is going to tell us how and why he became a Muslim . ’ |
| 24 | I closed my books and watched Professor Tilsey as he pottered towards the door . |
| 25 | Less than ten yards away from Harry as he waited for the Swindon train , the same man stood examining paperbacks on a bookstall . |
| 26 | The couple , struggling to put marriage problems behind them , were pictured together only once — sitting on either side of Harry as he arrived at £7,500-a-year Ludgrove prep school in the back of a royal Jaguar . |
| 27 | He brushed against Harry as he emerged from the shop , but uttered no apology , as if he was too irritated to have noticed . |
| 28 | She glared at Hank as he stood by the front door ready to open it for the paper 's representatives , and tried not to scream while these gentlemen put on their boots again . |
| 29 | ‘ Slade Alive ’ , what a brilliant album ! ’ gleams Gordon as he digs in early-'70s ' vinyl from behind a mound of Elvis ashtrays . |
| 30 | ‘ Slade Alive ’ , what a brilliant album ! ’ gleams Gordon as he digs in early-'70s ' vinyl from behind a mound of Elvis ashtrays . |