Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She actively watches the lines made by her arms and legs as they form varying shapes . |
| 2 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 3 | Ever since the first time she had seen the Hare-woman standing in the Post Office , staring with her luminous eyes as she told one lie after another , she had known that there was something wrong about her . |
| 4 | Ma is trying to apologise for it with her eyes as she sucks khaki splodges from the sleeve of her cardigan . |
| 5 | Heads as they appoint new staff have the chance to turn the long-term realization of a school 's plan into a shared reality , but the same commitment can also be won from those teachers who are at a school when a new head arrives . |
| 6 | PANAMA CITY ( AP ) — Panamanian police arrested Ricardo Arias Calderon , the Christian Democrat former vice-presidential candidate , and some supporters as they toured remote provinces urging people to boycott the military-controlled government . |
| 7 | He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall . |
| 8 | More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support . |
| 9 | Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows . |
| 10 | In the next instant Travis was rising and she was set back on her feet as he put some distance between them . |
| 11 | ‘ It would be ideal if we could find more than one corgi as we have two performances a day . ’ |
| 12 | The council agreed that it is a matter for concern that the rates have increased by so much and I have been asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and to ask if they would consider paying the whole of the rates for public halls in rural areas as I understand some District Councils do . |
| 13 | He hummed the little tones as he pressed each key . |
| 14 | Travelling by horse and camel caravan , as dictated by the terrain , they would have to be self-sufficient for all of their needs as they traversed vast plains and mighty forests , mountain passes and arid deserts , experiencing great extremes of heat and cold . |
| 15 | Sharp heeled shoes are not allowed inside buildings as they cause great damage . |
| 16 | Kate stopped in her tracks as she applied red lipstick . |
| 17 | Looking at the behaviour of costs as we increase all outputs proportionately along the ray we have a picture like figure 2.5a . |
| 18 | The CEGB disclosed the escalation in nuclear costs as it announced that operating profits are £603 million lower than expected at £355 million . |
| 19 | She did not speak — she knew better — but walked into the kitchen , thinking furiously , among other things , that her treasure had not looked so happy and fulfilled for years as he did sitting opposite to his American servant girl — and what could that mean , and did she approve ? |
| 20 | The 77-year-old ignored flashing blue lights as he drove nine miles down the middle lane of the M5 at 40mph . |
| 21 | Altogether , over a span of eleven years , Lottie Dod lost only five times in open singles as she collected five Wimbledon , five Northern , and three West of England titles , as well as one in Ireland and one at Waterloo . |
| 22 | Throughout the book Eccleshall demonstrates an impressive authority and ease with his sources as he ransacks 300 years of Conservative thought to discover the meaning of Conservatism . |
| 23 | The green of sugar cane showed above dry yellow stalks as we crossed another river bed , the sound of rushing water drowning the engine . |
| 24 | PYRAMID TO TAKE $23m HIT AGAINST ITS FIGURES AS IT CUTS 110 JOBS |
| 25 | I know that plans are well advanced throughout the country for a massive collecting effort next year and I want to wish all of you involved all the very best in your efforts as we approach these days , that 's to say donation days , in the coming year . |
| 26 | The electricity distributor yesterday cut tariffs by 1pc for 1.3m customers as it announced pre-tax profits of £111.2m . |
| 27 | The electricity distributor yesterday cut tariffs by 1pc for 1.3m customers as it announced pre-tax profits of £111.2m . |
| 28 | I think I would commend LIFE to you , but it will be with the same conditions and terms as we did last year , with which they did comply . |
| 29 | The model is couched in ex-ante terms as it specifies expected security returns as a function of the expected return on the market portfolio . |
| 30 | Trailing variegated nepetas are often sold with the bedding plants during summer at garden centres as they make admirable subjects for hanging baskets and window boxes . |