Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [adv] 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 | She unfastened her cloak and he took it from her , noticing as he did so the brocade gown that so exactly matched the colour of her eyes . |
| 3 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 4 | ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery . |
| 5 | Mum was crying as she picked up the money and slipped it into her purse which she kept down her bosom . |
| 6 | The consultant was visibly shaking as he described how the 12-year-old victim had sustained severe head and facial injuries . |
| 7 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 8 | Because of our late start and leisurely progress , the light is thickening as we stumble along the forgotten stretch of ridge between Bwlch Ciliau . |
| 9 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |
| 10 | Information and Planning , he was thinking as he walked up the ramp , shoulders stooped to further alter his appearance . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Her heart was hammering as she went up the narrow , cheerless stairs she 'd last climbed before her interview . |
| 15 | Franca dried the wound with the paper , feeling as she did so the blazing warmth of the bruised knee , which was already swelling a little . |