Example sentences of "even as he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had no time to call for help on his radio because , even as he saw him , the man rushed forward , the machete held high above his head . |
| 2 | Even as he asked it , Coffin thought it was a monstrous question to pose . |
| 3 | But even as he lifted it , reflexes that she 'd always prayed would be lightning-fast in a showdown proved their sterling worth , galvanising her into action . |
| 4 | Even as he thought it , he could n't help remembering that West End stars tended to be paid a bit more than he was getting with his humble understudy-plus-supplement deal . |
| 5 | That even as he gets them in his grip |
| 6 | Then he was clinging to them , even as he felt them tear loose from the rock . |
| 7 | But even as he prayed he could hear the voice of William 's grandad berating him from under the lid of the closed coffin . |
| 8 | Even as he denied it , he knew he wanted it . |
| 9 | Volkov held her close ; marvelling at her selfless courage even as he reproached her . |
| 10 | Even as he said it he remembered . |
| 11 | ‘ Get back ! ’ he yelled to the others behind him , but even as he said it he understood . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't see how … ’ he began , but even as he said it he changed his mind and nodded . |
| 13 | Even as he said it , he wished he had n't . |
| 14 | Even as he carried her out of the lighted kitchen his lips continued to caress her and she was not in any way close to recovering as he placed her on her feet in her own room . |
| 15 | Aware only of the bumping of her heart and the pressuring of his mouth on hers even as he carried her through interminable pathways to the journey 's end , Sarella felt him lower her at last on to his bed . |
| 16 | On the other , simultaneously , He moves across the surface of the sea : upon the face , riding the waves even as He creates them , surfing the world into existence . |
| 17 | Even as he grouped them , he shook his head : what did he really know about these people ? |
| 18 | But there was also a sense in which he despised fame even as he obtained it , and when in this year he described Mark Twain as a man who wanted success or reputation and yet at the same time " resented their violation of his integrity " , there can be little doubt that once again he was expressing his own feelings through the agency of another 's . |
| 19 | Yet , strangely , even as he approached I could tell he would not harm me . |
| 20 | But even as he spoke he doubted if Excepcionales Chicas would , when the plain Excepcionales was a stand-by , his favourite being Albeans or Invincibles . |
| 21 | ‘ You leave her … the fuck … alone , ’ Gentle gasped , knowing even as he spoke he had no way of enforcing this edict in his present state . |
| 22 | Even as he spoke he knew that there were circumstances under which that argument would be invalid . |
| 23 | ‘ I think it 's all right , ’ responded Floy , warily , but even as he spoke he was wondering whether it was all right , and whether they might n't be better simply to walk back through the forest and on to the road . |
| 24 | But even as he admonished her , he was hugging her close . |
| 25 | And so he hugged his loneliness to himself even as he bemoaned it . |
| 26 | He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful . |
| 27 | And even as he watched it blurred . |
| 28 | Even as he found it , it went dull then cut out again , as though there was a bad connection . |
| 29 | He was laughing and wincing even as he threw me across the room into his drum-kit . |