Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] as [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her voice died away as Karl benignly shook his head . |
| 2 | Her lip trembled briefly as Tony hugged her and Maureen kissed her again before they left , but she quickly recovered and told them unsmilingly to give her love to her father and the family . |
| 3 | In the match of the tournament , Drake took the first set 6–3 only to see his advantage melt away as Alger powered his way back into the reckoning with a blistering 6–1 win in the second . |
| 4 | ‘ Yoo-hoo ! ’ yelled Jack in Wild Western imitation , but his voice tailed away as Inspector Burden of Kingsmarkham CID emerged from Queen Street and approached them across the forecourt of the Olive and Dove . |
| 5 | His voice trailed away as Doctor Agrippa spread his hands . |
| 6 | His hand shot out as Marianne attempted to push past , catching her by the wrist . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Rincewind went rigid with fright , but his arm swung out as Kring shot forward . |
| 9 | Our dyad looked on as Mohammed Sherif , the co-operative head , aged and bloated by dietary tedium , went through the formalities with the buyer . |