Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Jezrael slipped warily into the waiting tapestry of neon , stone and shadow , Zuleika said , inaudibly , ‘ In the Southern Cross ship on her way to Earth , dummy . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Walberswick is a beautiful village , ’ Paula said as Newman drove slowly down The Street under the arched trees . |
| 3 | He winked at Shannon , then closed the door behind him as Marianne turned angrily from the mirror . |
| 4 | Shelley called , as Victoria walked daintily to the door . |
| 5 | As Kelly walked thoughtfully towards the car park after the last race , Cy joined her . |
| 6 | A fresh squall tore the rainwater off the road surface , cascading it down so that they were riding in the inside of a waterfall as Trent powered onward in the lee of the embankment . |
| 7 | THE report , Stevie explained as Patrick drove away from the station , had come through the British Embassy in Bucharest . |
| 8 | Mrs Wallington 's tight face relaxed a little as David leaned forward over the criss-crossed string that her hands held taut between them . |
| 9 | A great cheer when up as Ann broke away from the crowd and went after Harry , but she hardly heard it . |
| 10 | As Therese walked forward towards the stage steps the silk coat swung out around her , catching the light , drawing attention to her legs . |
| 11 | As Mazur got closer to the big players in the Colombian drug world , one name began to come up more and more often : that of BCCI . |
| 12 | Shiona glanced round , startled out of her reverie , as Jake appeared suddenly in the doorway of the breakfast-room . |
| 13 | A moment later she almost fainted as Ross walked calmly into the room . |
| 14 | Caswell let Theda go and whirled about as Benedict strode forward into the room . |
| 15 | ‘ If you 're here to see Adam , ’ Rourke said , as Lissa walked dazedly across the soot-blackened carpet , ‘ you 're in for a disappointment . |
| 16 | A delicious smell of casseroled chicken , heavy with herbs and garlic , hung in the air as Ace bent professionally over the oven . |
| 17 | As Meryl leaned forward in the alcove , poised to stand , Gladys emerged soundlessly from the ladies ' corridor , still wearing her garish dress . |
| 18 | ‘ Jay — what do you want ? ’ said Lucy as Jay dived upstairs on the tide of a blush . |
| 19 | She whispered to her husband , as Marion stooped gracefully into the hut , ‘ Did you ever see such beauty ? |
| 20 | ‘ You did n't phone Dr Vaughan to say I was coming ? ’ asked Leonora anxiously , as Gullholm loomed nearer on the horizon . |
| 21 | As Nathan pulled away for the second time he could hear Lumberjack in the kitchen , frantically sawing the legs off tables and chairs . |
| 22 | Cute enough , but when you 've seen one clip of Morrissey wriggling like an over-the-hill belly dancer as Marr glares sourly at the baffled provincial audience , you 've seen them all . |
| 23 | Traffic ahead dodged and scattered as Sorvino got across into the overtaking lane and stayed there . |
| 24 | The guitarist stopped playing , and all conversation died as Berger stood just inside the door , death come to visit them . |
| 25 | As Gedanken stared intently into the bubble the spacecraft got clearer and clearer . |
| 26 | But his reminiscences , twice , thrice told , were lost on the dance-hall air as Erika walked away round the hall , affecting not to see Fritz who was standing moodily by the door , and giving a start of surprise when he asked her to dance . |
| 27 | While they waited , Lissa made hot drinks , then stood apart and listened as Rourke spoke quietly with the woman , who still rocked slowly to and fro on the settee . |
| 28 | As Charles moved forward to the familiar step , he felt his ankle caught , and his body , overbalancing , hurtled forward down the flight of stairs . |
| 29 | It was as Ashley stepped away from the cot that she saw Vitor . |
| 30 | As Penelope mounted further to the third floor where she and the other lodger had their rooms , she was relieved to hear the limpid notes of a recorder playing ‘ Brother James 's Air ’ . |