Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pers pn] [vb past] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 2 | ‘ It was good of you to get in touch with me , Simon , ’ she murmured as he hooked down the loft-ladder and she followed him up into the roof space . |
| 3 | He turned as they came up the spiral wrought-iron staircase . |
| 4 | Bodie nodded as he thought through the implications of that . |
| 5 | Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought . |
| 6 | Caroline frowned as she glanced out the window . |
| 7 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 8 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 9 | She sniffed as she put down the parcel of books and took off her gloves , and sniffed again as Maxie sank back on his bench , relieved that his beautiful black Cadillac was intact . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're nicely tucked away here in case someone comes looking for us , ’ he remarked as he switched off the engine . |
| 11 | ‘ Was that in Poland ? ’ she repeated as she cleared away the food . |
| 12 | ‘ George Vicente Brown goin' be one dead son of a beetch , ’ Miguelito swore as he struggled up the bank . |
| 13 | From under the chair I watched as she scooped up the mess into a cloth , and dropped it in the bin . |
| 14 | But her emotions had burnt themselves out , and all she felt as she picked up the cards and carried them through to the kitchen was a dull emptiness , as if the pain she was n't feeling had left a gap . |
| 15 | Sophie laughed as she picked up the instrument , then , after listening for a minute , she said , ‘ Oh , yes . |
| 16 | Whatever else was wrong with him he was at least honest , Carrie thought as she ran up the town . |
| 17 | And that was all that mattered as they cruised down the freeway , alone together in Zitney 's gleaming red hatchback . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't forget we 're going to Appleby tomorrow , ’ Elinor said as we tidied up the kitchen . |
| 19 | ‘ Darling I 'm so proud of you , ’ he said as she walked down the staircase at Clarence House . |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll wander back , ’ he said as he picked up the blanket and baskets , ‘ expect we 'll meet 'em coming back . ’ |
| 21 | And he waited as she picked up the receiver . |
| 22 | She waited as he pointed up the quay , bursting to ask how he knew about the Quakers , let alone where they met . |
| 23 | Handing him one of the cans , she drank from her own , and coughed as it went down the wrong way . |
| 24 | I asked as I stirred up the tea-bags . |