Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two days of warm spring weather opened the flowers of forsythia bushes in the neglected garden behind Merrill 's flat , and she hummed as she cut long stems of the starry yellow blossom . |
| 2 | Throttles opened wide , the engines roared as they regained flying speed , the Vimy skimmed the waves so close that the spray beat underneath the wings . |
| 3 | Christina 's hand shook as she sipped golden rum from the bottle and passed it to Stephen . |
| 4 | A keen breeze had sprung up and they watched as it chased fallen leaves along the pavement , blowing them into little heaps against the red brick wall . |
| 5 | In fact , she thought as she splashed cold water on to her hot face , she had n't seen him all morning — perhaps he 'd taken himself off for a walk . |
| 6 | He smiled as he poured hot chocolate from a vacuum flask for her , then drew a chair up near the bed . |
| 7 | The blind woman quivered as she skryed light years outward through the warp , obeying the disciplines of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica , seeking contact with the mind of some other Astropath serving the fortress-monastery at Vindict V. |
| 8 | As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes . |