Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |
2 | But as I handed him the money the room grew quiet again . |
3 | ‘ There , Mr Cottle , ’ Mary Ann was saying to the traveller in jelly , as she passed him the bread and butter , ‘ this 'll put roses in your cheeks . ’ |
4 | Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle . |
5 | But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees . |
6 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
7 | As she showed him the barn , they began to talk of the forest . |
8 | Glendambo is the last petrol station for 200 kilometres , " warned the Budget car-hire girl , as she handed me the keys to a six-cylinder Holden Commodore . |
9 | As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’ |
10 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
11 | Merrill protested as she handed him the file . |
12 | ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone . |
13 | Richard hugged her as she gave him the keys . |
14 | As we examined it the man from behind the desk appeared soundlessly at our side . |
15 | All the girls helped her to get the fire going , spread the tablecloth , put out the cups and plates , laughing and whispering and bustling about as they showed her the places and secrets of the kitchen , the room that was now her room . |
16 | As they showed her the house , Rose seemed to enter completely into the terrible awareness of Moran now sitting in the car chair meditatively rotating his thumbs about one another . |
17 | On the lower rung of legal self-determination the grant of customary franchises might be in a lord 's interests , for it could secure his revenues in perpetuity , even as it barred him the chance of arbitrary exaction ; besides , an early concession might prevent more explosive demands later . |
18 | For example , he took comfort from the deflationary economic measures of July 1966 , which he opposed , as it gave him the chance ‘ to reassert collective Cabinet authority because I see how disastrous it is to allow Cabinet government to decline into mere Prime Ministerial government … if I achieved anything it was by asserting the right of Cabinet to take part in the making of economic strategy so that Harold conceded we must be given that right ’ . |
19 | Wexford brought his beer and as he passed them the man got up as if to take his leave . |
20 | She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile . |
21 | He poured Moselle for her , brushed fingers as he handed her the glass and looked into her eyes . |
22 | As he handed her the key , he added , ‘ Apparently she wants you to take the personal things from her lodgings . ’ |
23 | His blond head dipped briefly , as he refused her the possibility of completing what he must have guessed would have been a remonstrative retort . |