Example sentences of "as [noun] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's absolutely ages since I went to a party , ’ she remarked happily , as Richard handed her a tall , frosted glass . |
| 2 | Christina cringed as Susanna pronounced it the American way . |
| 3 | Caroline found herself saying impulsively , regretting the impulse immediately as Anneliese cast her a surprised look . |
| 4 | People said things like for instance well females are n't intelligent enough to make choices and er which is , which is clearly pretty silly , and er there was also I think and the uncomfortable erm prospect that females could in some way or another control the evolution in males which I do n't think it appealed to the Victorians either and in fact many social Darwinists like Edward Westermark for example rejected the whole concept of sexual selection as Darwin called it the female choice , because it did n't promote survival of the fittest . |
| 5 | Still , he thought , as long as Richmann considered him a superstitious peasant , he would n't consider him a threat . |
| 6 | She held up her hands in mock surrender as Rory sent her a black sidelong scowl . |
| 7 | Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat . |
| 8 | As for Margaret — well — ’ She paused , not wanting to be disloyal , then continued as Rune gave her a quick nod of encouragement . |
| 9 | As Taff poured me a good measure of cider and handed me a boiled egg and a chunk of meat I described the situation at No. 4 . |
| 10 | When I knit the waistband of a skirt ( using separate method ) , I return the skirt in two halves , but , as Val reminded me the other day , it is quicker to do it all at once and here is the method : — Join back seam ( sideways knitted skirt ) or all seams . |
| 11 | As Ashley poured herself a second cup of rich dark coffee at a side-table , she frowned again . |