Example sentences of "as [pron] study the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again she found that she was quivering slightly as she studied the picture of Richard Parsons . |
| 2 | Getting the car right is far more important than any girlfriend at this moment , ’ Kate answered , her brow already furrowed as she studied the print-outs of the car 's performance . |
| 3 | Obviously flustered , Mrs Lewis smiled shakily as she studied the cosy picture they made , sitting so close together on her sofa . |
| 4 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 5 | Almost all the basic ideas of group theory occur naturally as one studies the cube and a fair amount of advanced group theory emerges . |
| 6 | The leader of the trio , an ample-bellied type with a tweed cap and one of those quilted waistcoats which look like half-inflated life jackets , sniffed the air as he studied the blackboard which serves the Rambler as a menu . |
| 7 | His chair was pulled close to the stove so that he could prop one elbow against the chimney as he studied the pages of his newspaper . |
| 8 | Even as he studied the pages of his comic , his ears and senses were alert to the smallest sounds coming from the rest of the house . |
| 9 | Little Red Riding Hood came into Trent 's thoughts as he studied the scene . |
| 10 | As he studied the list of names of men who had evaded the Dragoons , the names of 2 Ayrshiremen took his attention , both for the length of time they had eluded ‘ justice ’ . |
| 11 | He replied politely that just as he studied the whereabouts of bones and tendons and muscles so as to know more about the figures he tried to draw , in the same way — if he was attempting a portrait — it helped to know something about the working of people 's minds and how their characters had been formed . |
| 12 | Ben stood before the shallow flight of steps that led up to the main entrance , his head tilted back as he studied the frontage . |
| 13 | ‘ No wonder no one knew about him ! ’ the sergeant exclaimed as he studied the identity card he had found in the man 's wallet . |
| 14 | Benjamin , however , cleaned his teeth , cupping his hand occasionally as he studied the end of the toothpick . |
| 15 | He looked calmly through the windscreen , his face betraying nothing but admiration as he studied the elegant lines of the ultra-modern split-level house standing on the banks of the river , but Fran was n't fooled . |
| 16 | There was such tenderness in his face as he studied the tears flowing down her cheeks that she cried all the harder . |
| 17 | She heard him mutter something which might have been a mild swear word as he studied the Dobermann 's handiwork , but , his examination over , she quickly pulled up her sock again , and just as quickly planted that foot alongside her other one . |