Example sentences of "as [noun] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Newtonian sense of work , as force applied over a distance , land animals do little in getting from here to there . |
| 2 | The men chortled lewdly , as Estelle conjured up a trickle of pee that turned to a stream , and splashed into the tumbler like a miniature Niagara . |
| 3 | ‘ I think we 're — ’ He broke off abruptly as Fenella let out a cry of purest revulsion and looked down to see the Melanisms at their feet , surging thickly upwards . |
| 4 | She sank back into her extremely comfortable seat and , as Ace picked up a magazine to read , undid her attaché case and took out , it had to be admitted with some deliberate ostentation , notes on high-tech fuel consumption . |
| 5 | She watched curiously as Rory rolled back a piece of carpet six feet away and pulled out an iron key . |
| 6 | The ten contestants will be in the area for four days , from June 24–27 , as Dungannon takes on a festival atmosphere . |
| 7 | The tyre keeps spinning , the revs remain skyward as Doohan shifts up a gear with the rear end still well out of line . |
| 8 | As Doohan built up a lead of almost seven seconds , Rainey settled for second place on his Yamaha , 12 seconds clear of third-placed Daryl Beattie , of Australia , riding a Rothmans Honda for the first time as a replacement for the injured Wayne Gardner . |
| 9 | Souls and — worse — the remains of souls thronged the Castle as flies swarm around a carcass . |
| 10 | The pulsating roar of the engines formed a steady background as Delaney kept up a barrage on the door . |
| 11 | Now Eugenie 's apparent doubts about who her father is will fuel arguments over child custody as lawyers work out a deal for Fergie 's separation from Prince Andrew . |
| 12 | A large part of the area was sealed off following the arrests as police carried out a fingertip search for bullets . |
| 13 | The accident happened on the outskirts of Chester after a cross-county motorway chase from Warrington as police followed up a report of an attempted armed robbery . |
| 14 | The accident happened on the outskirts of Chester after a cross-county motorway chase from Warrington as police followed up a report of an attempted armed robbery . |
| 15 | Water may be slowed when rivers meet the sea , or by bends in rivers , or — depending on the local topography — by friction as currents move along a shore . |
| 16 | The old Welsh laws , dating from the middle of the tenth century , make it clear that the oxen were not to be used in the afternoon ; and as Seebohm points out a cyvar ( or co-ploughing , where different people contributed different members of the ox-team and the plough itself ) ended at noon . |
| 17 | You 'd think that she was still in her sixties , Constance thought approvingly , as Louise took out a cigarette and , crossing her legs decisively , made herself comfortable on the sofa . |