Example sentences of "as they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact the acts symbolised repression as much as they enabled it . |
| 2 | I had seen them in Kano clutching their swords as they slept in shop doorways where they were employed as night-watchmen . |
| 3 | Once on board , I took a look below , where many men folk were as comfortably spread on the saloon sofas as circumstances would permit , and finding a vacant space sufficiently large to stretch my full complement of feet and inches on , I tried to fall asleep before we got into rough water ; but with the first movement of the screw , I was on my feet and on deck , having a view of the hills round Gairloch as they slept in the mist of night ere the faint streaks of dawn disturbed their repose . |
| 4 | All four had been shot through the back of their heads with a single bullet as they slept . |
| 5 | Paul , 23 , and Charlotte , 21 , were killed by boiler fumes as they slept at her mother 's home at Horsham , Sussex . |
| 6 | Police in San Diego said Gail Spiro , 40 , daughters Sara , 16 , Deana , 11 , and son Adam , 14 , were hit in the head as they slept . |
| 7 | ‘ These people were cold bloodedly shot in the head as they slept in separate bedrooms . ’ |
| 8 | Gail Spiro 41 , and children Sara , 16 , Adam , 14 , and Deana , 11 , had been shot by a single bullet to the head as they slept . |
| 9 | At 1.15am , as they slept , Hobbins allegedly crept into the guardroom and took the rifle . |
| 10 | As I came nearer to the corner of the house , I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept , and at once felt happier again . |
| 11 | Suspected Sikh terrorists killed 19 Hindu students visiting the town of Patiala for a students ' festival on Nov. 10 as they slept in dormitories . |
| 12 | That violent struggle led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was fire-bombed as they slept . |
| 13 | A fire-bombing in 1983 led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family , whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was attacked as they slept . |
| 14 | That violent struggle led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was fire-bombed as they slept . |
| 15 | Gail Spiro , 41 , and her children Sara , 16 , Adam , 14 , and Deana , 11 , were shot through the head as they slept in their beds . |
| 16 | Gail Spiro , 41 , and her children Sara , 16 , Adam , 14 , and Deana , 11 , were shot through the head as they slept in their beds . |
| 17 | There were unexplained hold-ups , enemy strongpoints catching the leaders in heavy fire perhaps , or a few moments ' loss of direction as they probed forward . |
| 18 | Still apparently relaxed , hands clasped behind his head , Luke spoke lazily , but his eyes were intent as they probed her taut face . |
| 19 | As they tottered through the trees this Wednesday morning , she felt herself shaking from somewhere deep inside . |
| 20 | They did , and were greeted , as they forked out their ten shillings and five shillings , with the residue of Covent Garden , presented to them by women , their faces painted . |
| 21 | ‘ He ought not to be standing about in that cold church porch ! ’ muttered Meredith as they strode towards him . |
| 22 | ‘ Tell me , Mr Gajdusek , ’ she began as they strode out from woodland and into a sun drenched clearing , ‘ do — ? ’ |
| 23 | She listened for Patrick 's cry but the only noise was from the Kenny children as they squabbled over a piece of bread , and Maggie was sitting on the bed with the baby sucking in vain at her scrawny breast . |
| 24 | I had forgotten how large they were ; they seemed enormous , and there were so many of them , circling overhead , clustered in a tree or hopping about as they squabbled over carrion . |
| 25 | The castle dogs crept closer to the flames also , snapping lazily as they squabbled for their accustomed places near the warmth . |
| 26 | The poor Chinese footballers understandably got a coolish reception in their World Cup qualifying tournament here , especially as they spoilt the script by winning their opening match . |
| 27 | Less than a mile to go as they pinged over the three obstacles set close together at the far end of the back straight , and Mill House was ail of three lengths ahead : as they stretched out round the long sweeping turn towards the Pond Fence , the third from home , it really seemed as if he was at last going to take his revenge on Arkle . |
| 28 | The sight of her legs as they stretched forward to keep up with him lifted him with exultation . |
| 29 | Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows . |
| 30 | The beetles immediately started running around in circles chalking the ground , and falling over themselves as they stretched the tape measure across from one side of the circle to the other . |