Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I heard them laughing still as the car pulled off down the lane . |
| 2 | I saw him grinning ferally as he worked the gun with both hands , spent cartridges flying into the air . |
| 3 | I thought she sounded rather as though she too had forgotten the essence of Lili , was now reminded and was regretting her invitation . |
| 4 | Out of school , of course , I continued my birdwatching just as I had done back in Essex , only now there was much more variety . |
| 5 | When she moved she waddled just as the captain had illustrated . |
| 6 | She found herself agreeing weakly as he kissed her , pulling her into his arms as if he had every right . |
| 7 | She heard him returning just as she sat back to admire her handiwork . |
| 8 | She watched him undress just as he 'd watched . |
| 9 | Lisa had given him the choice of staying with her , or going off but she insisted he decide then as she did n't want him leaving in the middle of it all . |
| 10 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |
| 11 | She remembered him laughing kindly as he said this , because he liked Joe , he liked Joe very much ; but at the same time he felt guilty about him , because in a way he had made use of him as a sort of cover . |
| 12 | He found himself smiling widely as he went to obey her and for a moment he felt he had dropped into a home which was familiar to him . |
| 13 | He found himself smiling gently as he sat and watched her , and pulled himself up sharply , realizing that the girl was annoyed by what was obviously a familiar reaction . |
| 14 | perhaps somebody did n't like , perhaps he told somebody to stay there as long as he likes |
| 15 | Nevertheless , he had cast the Marshal a grateful look when he saw him standing there as promised , watching with his big , slightly bulging eyes . |