Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [pron] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had applied for an Adjournment debate on this subject , but I realised that the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) had a prior right , representing as he does the NLVA . |
| 2 | He and Tommy , drunk , laughing as they offer the body a glass of cider . |
| 3 | We could hear him laughing as we closed the garden door . |
| 4 | ‘ If you wanted that you should n't have sent me somewhere tame , ’ Maggie pointed out , nearly laughing as she said the word . |
| 5 | Ruth was still laughing as she closed the bathroom door after her . |
| 6 | She was still praying as she emptied the bucket over the logs . |
| 7 | When they die , often due to punctures received during the rutting season , they deflate and plunge down to earth , exploding as they strike the Tarmac . |
| 8 | Pa and Ms are both snoring as I watch the yellow dustcart reverse up our track . |
| 9 | She closed her eyes , shuddering as she remembered the expression on his face just before he had driven away , and , unbidden , the words that Debbie had typed came flooding back . |
| 10 | One way out of this dead-end situation , denying as it did the possibility of a human relationship , was taken by Donne in his love-poems , where the woman is no longer on a pedestal but is discovered in bed with the poet . |
| 11 | Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement . |
| 12 | He was frowning as he took the victor downstairs to Harry . |
| 13 | It was painful for the woman , and Juliet tried to comfort her , but the doctor was still frowning as he concluded the examination . |
| 14 | He appeared to be deep in thought , frowning as he watched the highway ahead , and at last she felt she must say something to break the silence . |
| 15 | The names and addresses of these bureaux are listed in Appendix I. A Green Card furnished at frontiers ensures smooth passage establishing as it does the existence of a country 's compulsory motor insurance . |
| 16 | Boy chases girl and catches her in a fond embrace without pausing as they cover the stage with footwork of a speed rarely seen elsewhere . |
| 17 | He turned and headed back to the Montego , pausing as he opened the door . |
| 18 | You 're listening as you approach the bathroom door . |
| 19 | These words , capturing as they do the landscape in which most academic booksellers and publishers operate , were to resonate throughout the conference , for which change became a buzzword , a defining theme and animating principle . |
| 20 | The cab swerved into the Place de la Concorde , she felt them whirling as they joined the vortex round the obelisk as if in a fairground swing as it lifts and spins . |
| 21 | The Russian followed , shouting as they neared the superstructure door . |
| 22 | But , with Piers there , she watched instead as they worked together , Simone quickly preparing the garlic butter , and making the salad dressing as he chopped the lettuce . |
| 23 | Kelly 's head was swimming as she left the racecourse . |
| 24 | Azadi was trembling as he replaced the handset of the telephone . |
| 25 | The Iranian 's hand was trembling as he lifted the handset from its cradle . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not s-staying here , in this … this c-car … ’ she stuttered , trembling as she felt the warmth of his hard , firm body through his thin silk shirt . |
| 27 | Stella 's hands were trembling as she held the torch . |
| 28 | Faced with an audience which included Dikaiopolis , the main character in Aristophanes ' Acharnians ( see lines 1ff. ) , farting and grumbling as he watched the Spartan ; put a match to the combustible parts of Attica , a speaker might well need to invent cruder techniques . |
| 29 | And the list grew longer every time , for he did n't just read the new names but began with the first and proceeded to the newest , the tension in his cathedral growing as he reached the end of the litany of those whose names were already familiar and , without pause , added those of the latest . |
| 30 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |