Example sentences of "a [adv] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE house was built on a rectangle that surrounded an inner courtyard and Maggie 's steps dragged a little as they walked into this . |
| 2 | He seemed to sense her mood , drawing back a little as they went through the forward lock and up the cockpit steps . |
| 3 | Her nipples tingled a little as she looked at him . |
| 4 | Hari shivered a little as she drew on her underclothes , then her thick skirt and bodice , lastly pulling the welcoming warmth of the shawl around her slim shoulders . |
| 5 | This morning the water was clear and silvery , chuckling a little as it lapped over the smooth , oval , brown stones . |
| 6 | Is it enough to assume you are comparatively fit because you walk up a few stairs or stretch and bend a little as you go about your household chores ? |
| 7 | The man obeyed , somewhat nervously , and as he did so , the Judge entered , wheezing a little as he trudged up the steps . |
| 8 | The Adjutant 's hands shook a little as he riffled through his papers . |
| 9 | She hung and twisted , and if she felt anything when she dropped a little as he tied off the line to a handy window bar , she did n't show it . |