Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [adv] as [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He had come here as she guessed he would .
2 The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners .
3 The doors had opened wide as he reached them .
4 The exiles from Ecuador — more accustomed to jungle and soggy heat — had gasped unashamedly as we rounded the bend above the cliffs , and they remained quite mute , awestruck , as we circled down into town and parked outside the Hotel Eberhardt for a dish of the king crab , centolla , and a mug of beer .
5 One that had gone even as he groped for it .
6 Her imagination had run wild as she had fantasised tirelessly about how it would feel to have him hold her , his mouth pressed in passion against her own .
7 what had happened here as I presumed the telephone lines were down .
8 Stitch 's nose had twitched eagerly as he took in the size of the Imperial .
9 His voice had hardened briefly as he added the caution , but when he went on again it was low and musing .
10 The muscles in his face had flexed tight as he spoke and his breathing had become uneven .
11 The skies had darkened ominously as she set out on her journey to the coast , but she was not unduly concerned about the dismal weather .
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