Example sentences of "as he [vb past] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ ‘ As 'e 'ad owt tiv eat ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Take her to the window , please , ’ he urged Mary , whispering as he heard someone striding into the hall which was adjacent . |
| 3 | Avoiding Richard , who got to his feet as soon as he saw something to be carried , she kicked open the top of the Arctic and flung them in golden handfuls onto the glowing bed of fuel . |
| 4 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 5 | I insisted that Eric should take it seriously and , as he had nothing else to do , work hard at his grammar , because I knew that if he left the hospital knowing hardly any Italian he would surely be recaptured . |
| 6 | As he had nothing to do , he tried to melt into the background and give his own eyes a chance . |
| 7 | He watched her throw back her head and laugh at something the policeman said , then move very close to him as he wrote something down in his book . |
| 8 | Earlier , I 'd had the good fortune to place my left ear point-blank to old Gavel Basher 's larynx as he asked everyone in a 20-mile radius ( or so it seemed ) to be seated . |
| 9 | Sara was looking up at him as he said something , then she gave a long , shrill laugh , showing her perfect white teeth . |
| 10 | Oh as he said something , he loves driving , but he hates driving in London . |
| 11 | She looked at him , sensed an inner anger as he muttered something beneath his breath . |
| 12 | As he stowed everything in the boot , Ashley noticed dark smudges beneath his eyes . |
| 13 | ‘ Like a bologna sandwich ? ’ he asked her , as he made one for himself . |
| 14 | As he straightened something like resolution crept into his florid face . |
| 15 | Amends were made when the same combination sent Stewart back soon afterwards , and poor Atherton 's comeback lasted three balls only as he touched one which went across him . |
| 16 | He knelt easily , powerful arms moving smoothly with the paddle , his face , in profile to her as he studied something on shore , rugged and uncaring . |
| 17 | He used it to his advantage as he used everything . |
| 18 | As he spoke something untoward had begun to occur , something that was at one and the same time obscene and yet oddly natural . |
| 19 | There was only the French chef Pierre , whistling between his teeth as he pounded something aromatic in a pestle , and a couple of aproned maids bustling about with what looked like preparations for breakfast . |
| 20 | As much as he trusted anybody . |
| 21 | No doubt the Substitute read the newspapers at the same breakneck speed as he did everything else . |
| 22 | Howard converted them with his own hands , as he did everything else on the property . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's no way I 'm going to be able to wear all these outfits , ’ she protested loudly as he selected one ravishingly pretty swimsuit after another . |
| 24 | She saw his face changing as he remembered everything that had happened . |
| 25 | As he yanked one out for himself , something clattered loudly to the floor . |