Example sentences of "[coord] as he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near Damascus Paul had an extraordinary experience and as he said of himself , was captured by Christ — God had pleased to reveal His Son to him . |
| 2 | And as he poked around the undergrowth for hidden poachers , another shot would ring out from the far end of the water . |
| 3 | He had already removed his jacket in the cloying warmth of the office but his white shirt was immaculate and as he reached across the desk Tom caught the gleam of gold cufflinks against the stiff white cuffs . |
| 4 | Travis had turned his back , and as he reached for his other pair of jeans she had the perfect view of long tanned , muscular legs , a taut , narrow behind and a torso that widened to an impressive width of shoulder . |
| 5 | The longer the race went on , the better Devon Loch jumped , and as he soared over Becher 's Brook on the second circuit no runner was going better : the Queen Mother 's dream of winning the Grand National was about to come true . |
| 6 | And as he prepared for today 's Charity Shield clash , the £2.9million Saunders , 28 , admitted that the question mark over his future is unsettling him . |
| 7 | Stephen drove south by the main road and as he came through Goughdale it occurred to him that the yellow Volkswagen might still be there . |
| 8 | 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 ! ’ |
| 9 | His motion dashed the tears from his eyes , and as he came to a halt he saw the visitor plainly . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Philip ran towards it and as he came round the slight bend in the wide path he saw the boy tugging at it . |
| 12 | With as much dignity as she could muster Sophie stood up , and as he came from behind his desk to open the door she saw thankfully that there was no one in the surgery . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He thought it was me , and he put on a bit of a spurt and as he went by I tripped him up . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | he was suddenly kicked in the groin , and as he struggled against the excruciating pain , the thin man put the question again . |
| 17 | The Cheltenham course was one he completed to the College 's satisfaction , and as he left as a qualified master his first thought was to return home to North London , at least for the time being . |
| 18 | And as he recovered at home , he opened up about the moment he thought his season was over . |
| 19 | His last words were : " Bury me in my uniform " , and as he lay in the chapel of rest he was wearing his familiar pullover , yellow shirt and blue crash helmet . |
| 20 | Afterwards , they lay silently together and as he thought of the recent conversation with Giancarlo he slowly ran his finger along her hip-bone and down towards her inner thigh . |
| 21 | These intense areas automatically draw the eyes of the predator and as he stares at them he fails to notice the larger shape which carries them . |
| 22 | He dialled out , and as he waited for it to be answered he knew he was using a line more private than anything set up between the Kremlin and the White House . |
| 23 | And as he goes under the hooves Andy looks around for John , eyes wide , but John can not help him . |
| 24 | A tatami , a triple-woven rush mat , had been placed on the sand , and as he walked towards it Alexei saw that the slave had raked over his footprints as he had departed , leaving the surface smooth and even . |
| 25 | He walked away to the desk , collecting his key , and as he walked towards the lifts he flicked a quick glance back to the girl who 'd been brought up as his daughter . |
| 26 | A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said : ‘ The cloth over the chip pan caught fire and as he walked towards the door cold air blew the fat up his arms . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She walked with him to the garage , and as he got into her car she leaned forward and kissed his cheek lightly . |
| 29 | On his way back with the water , he got lost on detour around a fallen tree , and as he looked for his way through the woods , he heard a voice ask from the underbrush , ‘ Have you anything to drink ? ’ |
| 30 | The offices faced out on to the wolf enclosure and as he looked at the pack huddled by the iron fence in the snow he thought how right they looked for once . |