Example sentences of "as [noun] [verb] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 2 | By the late 1980s the CPSU itself accepted , as Gorbachev put it to the 27th Party Congress , that no single party could have a ‘ monopoly of truth ’ and that the movement as a whole would not normally be unanimous on all the issues it confronted . |
| 3 | Edward was much more confused than Maurice and needed all the help he was getting as Maurice manhandled him to the top of the ladder . |
| 4 | It was barely a whisper as Rune guided her to a seat half hidden by luxuriant foliage . |
| 5 | Two Graham Bowen goals damaged Carlisle 's championship hopes as Redcar held them to a 2–2 draw . |
| 6 | Discussing Mr Cottle as Stanley drove them to the auction , Emily said : ‘ He was here when Rose … ’ |
| 7 | Athelstan hid his smile as Cranston waved him to a stool , sitting opposite in a great high-backed chair . |
| 8 | This brief discussion of the differential positioning of Black women as spectators returns us to the Channel 4 debate which I mentioned in my introduction . |
| 9 | A small smile curving her mouth , Isabel nestled trustingly against him as Guy carried her to the bed . |
| 10 | Then suddenly , as Bully pulled her to a standstill , she had an idea . |
| 11 | Time meant nothing then when kiss after kiss they shared , and , as Naylor pressed her to the mattress , Leith pressed closer to him . |
| 12 | The car in question was a little Renault , and Jenna was interested as Marguerite led her to the garage later and opened it up . |
| 13 | Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground . |