Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " 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 | ‘ You can leave after lunch , ’ he said flatly , and then paused , frowning as he pulled out a vast painting of Rachel lying on a blazing sunlit beach , her slender body clad in a brief white bikini , her face young and lovely . |
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 | He stooped to replenish the stove then came to look at what she was doing as she finished off a row . |
7 | The Geordies were seemingly cruising as they built up a 3-0 half-time lead . |
8 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
9 | Because of our late start and leisurely progress , the light is thickening as we stumble along the forgotten stretch of ridge between Bwlch Ciliau . |
10 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |
11 | Information and Planning , he was thinking as he walked up the ramp , shoulders stooped to further alter his appearance . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Her heart was hammering as she went up the narrow , cheerless stairs she 'd last climbed before her interview . |
16 | ENGLAND 'S Neil Mosley won the World Amateur Snooker Championship in Malta yesterday , beating as he wrapped up a one-sided final 11–2 against outclassed Filipino Leonardo Andam 11–2 . |