Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 You are Scottish ? ’ and each time she touches my kilt with her hand , throwing her head back and laughing as we spin around the dance floor .
2 Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away .
3 ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery .
4 Mum was crying as she picked up the money and slipped it into her purse which she kept down her bosom .
5 She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition .
6 Because of our late start and leisurely progress , the light is thickening as we stumble along the forgotten stretch of ridge between Bwlch Ciliau .
7 Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins .
8 Information and Planning , he was thinking as he walked up the ramp , shoulders stooped to further alter his appearance .
9 We took a two-hour tour of South London with Eva drinking Guinness and hanging out the window cheering as we passed down the Old Kent Road , stopping beside the famous site of Dr Lal 's surgery and the dance hall of love , where Mum met Dad and fell .
10 Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path .
11 Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked .
12 Her heart was hammering as she went up the narrow , cheerless stairs she 'd last climbed before her interview .
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