Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pron] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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1 | Jimmy Jessop , the glaciation expert , who is a skilled pickpocket , undoes the back buttons of Neil 's braces as they lean over a diagram together , until Neil loses his temper , and chases Jimmy round the office , shouting that he is going to bloody kill him . |
2 | Obviously most severely disabled persons are likely to have financial problems as they have either a limited earning capacity or even none at all . |
3 | It 'll be all hands on deck from now on , ’ Moran told the girls as they sat over a late breakfast . |
4 | He shrugged , feeding the steering-wheel expertly through his hands as they roared round a corner . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | What about getting those children as they go out a voucher that their parents can bring them along to see a show at a reduced rate . |
7 | In the first incident McConville , of Lurgan Road , Aghagallon , rubbed his hands up and down her sides as she bent over a dishwasher in the kitchen . |
8 | Just place as many tiers as you need over a pan of simmering water of in the wok , and bingo ! |
9 | The two cars slammed into each other several times as they sped along a quiet tree-lined avenue before the youths finally forced her into a garden . |
10 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |