Example sentences of "move [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | " There he is , " she whispered excitedly , and pointed out a young man of about João 's age , whose lips moved constantly as he said a rosary . |
| 2 | They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen . |
| 3 | Aaron , Benstede 's body-servant , appeared as if from nowhere and both he and his master moved away as Corbett turned to see the French leave , de Craon still smirking . |
| 4 | Isabel moved restlessly as bitter memories engulfed her . |
| 5 | Runner jumped violently as Joe slapped him on his shoulder , but moved passively as the landlord helped him to the door . |
| 6 | Isobel moved softly as she carried the pile of fresh disposable diapers to the cupboard . |
| 7 | But coming back , we moved again as I say and it was in the er winter . |
| 8 | God moved mightily as he touched people 's lives . |
| 9 | I 'VE never been so moved before as I was when I saw on TV the rescue of a boy who had collapsed on his way to a feeding centre in Somalia . |
| 10 | Now he was moving slowly as the bark peeled back in a longer and longer strip . |
| 11 | Moving slowly as though she could put off the dreaded moment forever , she changed into her favourite show costume — a long glittery number in gold . |
| 12 | A couple of bare-breasted girls in sarongs were returning from the communal laundry , the washing balanced on their heads , their breasts moving gently as they sauntered by , giggling at some private joke . |
| 13 | One or both of them ( almost always , as stimulus increases , both ) will move so as to slide the penis in and out of the vagina , causing frictional stimulation of the sensitive organs . |
| 14 | we may assume that households will move so as , in effect , to subscribe to the clubs ( local governments ) whose policies most closely match their own preferences . |
| 15 | The first two weekends of the 1977 season were for Mario anyway marred by accidents : in Argentina the nose-mounted fire extinguisher exploded , and in Brazil he found himself sitting in a pool of petrol and got out of the car while it was still moving just as his cockpit went up in flames . |
| 16 | I picture the few campesinos who guard the sacks moving away as we approach . |
| 17 | To get a good purchase , I knelt on the melamine top , moving backwards as I was cutting . |
| 18 | MOVES TO implement the new Lotus cc:Mail electronic mail system are moving rapidly as the team responsible have been discussing requirements with Businesses and Services and planning its design . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm — I 'm — a virgin , ’ she told him honestly , and saw him move involuntarily as though startled , as though that had never occurred to him . |
| 20 | For example , the Mikado in Japan could not lose any hair or nails for he was so holy , nor could he move unduly as this would mean there would be a flood , or invasion , or some other calamity in his empire . |
| 21 | Alan was concentrating too , his shoulders hunched , his head moving slightly as he read . |
| 22 | Nyhavn , full of character and teeming with life , was just the sort of place that Suzie would love : two rows of picturesque houses flanking either side of a canal which was lined with old fishing boats , their tall masts and graceful rigging moving lazily as the light wind ruffled the water . |
| 23 | This looks like the best return available on income bonds but investors should move fast as these offers tend to be fully subscribed very quickly . |
| 24 | Inside the denser ch'i of the living body flow more rarefied currents which circulate and activate it , moving freely as breath , less freely as blood . |
| 25 | His lips were moving quietly as he mouthed to himself what he would do if ever he had Corbett in his power . |
| 26 | She sits down but does n't join in the conversations , her face is distracted and her hands move constantly as though she 's talking to herself . |
| 27 | It can then tell you if the ferret moves away as you dig towards it . |
| 28 | Some mothers can enjoy and care well for a baby in arms , but are disturbed by and neglectful of a toddler who starts to express independence and move away as well as towards . |
| 29 | I move away as I would prefer to talk with someone from the same planet . |
| 30 | All this applies to open-ground sowings , and of course it is the crops from these that move fastest as they suffer no transplanting adjustments . |