Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pers pn] [vb past] [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 | Surkov 's hand trembled as he lit another cigarette . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This bottle seems to have a plastic stopper , ’ he murmured as he filled two glasses . |
| 5 | Newman nodded as they passed one dwelling . |
| 6 | Christina 's hand shook as she sipped golden rum from the bottle and passed it to Stephen . |
| 7 | Keith grinned as he selected another file . |
| 8 | I do not at this precise moment , therefore , feel quite as wretched as I did this morning after using the public telephone or as bewildered and terrorized as I did this afternoon while sitting half-frozen on the trembling suspension bridge across the sleazy Thames . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She gave him a few things , all invented , and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger . |
| 11 | The rage and hatred I felt as I wrote this letter was terrifying , like a sudden , violent illness . |
| 12 | He felt as he had that night when he invoked the power of Callanish to intercede and save Minch 's life . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as : ‘ Nice Man , pleasant person . |
| 15 | He smiled as he poured hot chocolate from a vacuum flask for her , then drew a chair up near the bed . |
| 16 | ‘ Honestly , ’ Gwen complained as she brought two cups of tea over to the table and sat down , ‘ Matt 's the only one who seems able to cope with him . |
| 17 | Towelling herself , she looked out of the window , and paused as she noticed two figures climbing up a path that wound up the side of the mountain . |
| 18 | She grimaced as she took another swig of Coke . |
| 19 | He coughed as he lit another cigarette . |
| 20 | 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. |
| 21 | ‘ This is our little guest cottage , ’ she announced as they mounted some steps on to a wide , spacious veranda which ran the length of the property . |
| 22 | 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 . |