Example sentences of "watched [adv] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alice sought out Mary and they watched appreciatively as the two strong , tall , graceful , beautifully built young men whirled each other about , endured two dog falls — draws — and only after several lengthy spasms of athletic tussling arrived at the deciding fall . |
| 2 | From 1984 to 1986 the people of the territories watched uneasily as the mainstream PLO tried to recover its position by uniting with Jordan in an initiative intended to rescue the territories from occupation . |
| 3 | Telford watched nervously as the team of workmen drifted towards the second pump at the top of the rise . |
| 4 | X watched nervously as the Seneca retracted its undercarriage and moved up and away from view . |
| 5 | Postine watched suspiciously as the Chelonian forces retreated . |
| 6 | Throughout the 60s we watched incredulously as the HVS category bulged evermore lopsidedly as these great pioneers stuffed it with their goodies — Wombat , Carnage , Macabre , Vagabond , Sundance Wall — today as touch a collection of E points as you 'll find anywhere . |
| 7 | He watched helplessly as the terrible creature got closer to him . |
| 8 | Robyn scrambled back out of the way and watched helplessly as the choking greyness filled the room . |
| 9 | In a field in the middle of the countryside , ambulances and fire engines , with droning sirens and flashing blue lights , watched helplessly as the demons continued to attack the half-destroyed plane . |
| 10 | Horrified witnesses watched helplessly as the blazing man staggered around the square before collapsing . |
| 11 | Then they watched helplessly as the Tay took the land back again . |
| 12 | He watched intently as the tiny shutters of tree-bark opened wider and wider , and when they were fully open they revealed a small squarish window set neatly in the curve of the big branch . |
| 13 | The nuts were always available for the little animals but we watched intently as the farmer poured the milk into the buckets and the calves started to drink . |
| 14 | The Doctor and his party watched warily as the three ghostly figures beckoned with one digit of their three fingered hands . |
| 15 | He watched warily as the little fat chap with bits of paper in his hat leapt to his feet . |
| 16 | They watched silently as the car was driven at speed off the road to brake violently on the turf of the headland . |
| 17 | He watched curiously as the Men and the People followed him across the field and over the fence which the tree was beyond . |
| 18 | John used to enter very simply , did his class ‘ not very well but with complete concentration , and between exercises , when others would talk , adjust their clothes , or wipe the sweat from their faces , he stood perfectly still and watched closely as the next group went through the exercises ; Margot Fonteyn would do that too . ’ |
| 19 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |