Example sentences of "he as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth arched desperately against him as powerfully he slid his hands under her hips and pulled her hard against every muscle that strained feverishly at his jeans . |
| 2 | MacArthur did not regard him as particularly able and remarked on the disappointment he felt at the failure of Japanese politics to produce outstanding personalities . |
| 3 | Although Ceauşescu kept open the question of who would succeed him as both Party leader and head of state , by the 1980s there were only two candidates whom he would tolerate in the necessary launching-pad positions around him . |
| 4 | The jibes of the kids at his scattered schools , which he attended sometimes for a token day or two to throw a sop to the government , struck him as neither here nor there . |
| 5 | Do n't leave your decision to the last moment — you should not expect your surveyor to hurry a report which can potentially save you thousands of pounds — talk to him as soon as you have chosen your purchase . |
| 6 | There was no shelter to make for , anywhere on the long , wide ridge , and the heather and the little bushes would tangle his feet and trip him as soon as he strayed from the straight path . |
| 7 | But they forgot about him as soon as he disappeared out of sight down the steps which led to the promenade and beach . |
| 8 | I hollered , I shall leave him as soon as we 've got this business sorted out . |
| 9 | Josh Gifford , for whom he had been first jockey before his illness and who had assured him that his position as stable jockey would be waiting for him as soon as he had recovered . |
| 10 | He must also be made aware that although his parents or guardian will help him to do this , sooner or later he will have to manage to control himself without their help , and this should be explained to him as soon as he is able to understand . |
| 11 | He ran towards him as soon as he came in sight , and he was still a long way from home when the father first spotted him ( Luke 15:20 ) . |
| 12 | A new director , responsible for a large section of the company 's business for the first time , was not in a particularly enviable position ; there were men equally as bright and considerably younger , poised ready to pull the mat from under him as soon as they saw an opportunity ; Hank could be their chance . |
| 13 | The first — Treasury Chief Secretary — given to him as soon as Major became Premier partly as thanks for helping to run his leadership campaign . |
| 14 | " I 'll have a look at him as soon as they 're settled under cover , " he thought . |
| 15 | Recalling my dream , I thought it strange that , having gone to sleep wretched and fretting about Toby , I 'd completely forgotten him as soon as I lost consciousness . |
| 16 | She 'd noticed the change in him as soon as they began rehearsing in the theatre . |
| 17 | I telephoned him as soon as I had read the article , and told him that he is facing a very heavy fine for talking to the Press without my permission . |
| 18 | Houghton asked her to instruct Gregson to call him as soon as he could . |
| 19 | I told him as soon as he arrived . " |
| 20 | I liked him as soon as I met him and came to do so even more over the ensuing months . |
| 21 | Another servant entered , a young page who announced in a high , shrill voice that the duke had received Sir John 's message and would be with him as soon as dignity and circumstances would allow . |
| 22 | ‘ According to Mam , Viola went and grabbed him as soon as he was demobbed , ’ said Rose , smiling a little at the memory of Hilda 's version . |
| 23 | She saw him as soon as she started across the room towards the antique chest of drawers where her casual clothes were kept . |
| 24 | I suppose if he had been wifeless you would have had me married off to him as soon as I was out of mourning ! ’ |
| 25 | Quickly she gave him a tip , also a message to be delivered to William Ash , warning him that she 'd be in contact with him as soon as she knew where Ace planned to base himself . |
| 26 | ‘ Carolyn , I 'll go and look at him as soon as I shut the door on you . |
| 27 | He would go and see him as soon as they got back to school and tell him everything that had happened since he had come to the school . |
| 28 | Tell you what , Loretta , we 'll go and see him as soon as lunch is over . |
| 29 | The name meant nothing to me , of course , but I recognized him as soon as he walked into my room this morning . |
| 30 | ‘ Tell him I want to see him as soon as he gets back . ’ |