Example sentences of "[pers pn] as [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scent of jasmine greets you as you walk through a creepered archway into the wide lawn . |
| 2 | Kemp looks at her as they shrink within a dark cave , besieged by O'Brien and his men : |
| 3 | Mitch knelt beside her as she lay for a moment on the ground . |
| 4 | They both then sprinted off and were out of sight before the group of concerned shoppers could reach her as she lay in a faint on the bottom step below the church . |
| 5 | Once or twice , Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file . |
| 6 | Folly sat up ; then clutched the sheet to her as she realised with a shock that she was naked . |
| 7 | A ragged legion passed by her as she huddled in a thicket of thorn and holly , her hand gently covering the muzzle of her horse . |
| 8 | But she started again after a robber held a knife to her as she worked in a petrol station . |
| 9 | Guilt gnawed at her as she pulled on a high-cut navy and white striped swimsuit , with a printed fuchsia flower breaking the uniform stripe over her left hip . |
| 10 | He stood before her as she sat on a low chair , and drenched her with his urine . |
| 11 | Dane softly prompted her as she lapsed into a musing silence . |
| 12 | The boy could feel Izzie 's body brush past him as she crawled into a corner . |
| 13 | She rushed after him , almost bumping into him as he came to an abrupt halt in the kitchen doorway . |
| 14 | Councillor Rodgers said , ‘ They are interfering with the democratic process in this by-election and seeking to buy political influence with what amounts to bribes ’ , and noted the offer was personally embarrassing for him as he negotiated as a union official with the companies over workers ' pay and conditions . |
| 15 | The young midfielder was an unknown Chelsea reserve when a gang set upon him as he played in a park five-a-side in West London last summer . |
| 16 | She watched him as he crossed to a table where an assortment of bottles and glasses were laid out . |
| 17 | Uncle Ted had done absolutely nothing since the day Dad exorcized him as he sat with a record-player in his lap . |
| 18 | A bees ' nest has only a single entrance , so air can not be made to flow through it as it does through a prairie dog 's tunnel . |
| 19 | Well , we really know whether you wanted us to put what we learned from the report what we 'd actually done that day as in just listing it as you said like a diary |
| 20 | I then retraced my steps all the way back round to Crib Goch because the position of the sun allowed me renewed photo opportunities from its rim — a rim now 40 feet above me as I lay on a ledge . |
| 21 | He trotted breathlessly beside me as I strode like a madman through the snow , back to that accursed manor . |
| 22 | TWO women and three children were hurt when a car smashed into them as they walked to a firework display . |
| 23 | His collected resolve in front of his officers is assuring his troops ' confidence in his controlled capacity to lead them as they prepare for an impending battle . |
| 24 | The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caerphilly yells after us as we sprint for a non-political platform . |