Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 A pale autumnal sun played over Etive as I gazed up the beckoning folds of Spartan Slab with another partner , watching the leisurely antics of an American climber and his female ropemate on this classic VS .
2 Annoyance flickers across his face as I pass along the long trestle tables finding nothing to my satisfaction .
3 The whole operation was developing like a Grahame Greene novel as I walked up a dark country lane to the waiting car .
4 But of course , I told myself as I walked along an echoing corridor , it never did hurt nowadays .
5 Said yeah and then I changed my mind as soon as I got out the fucking door .
6 I feel somewhat like a Saint Bernard as I track down the American conductor John Nelson by telephone across the Alps .
7 I blame the fact that a crow chose to hover below me as I scrambled up a tricky bit of path , made more perilous by loose shifting gravel .
8 But suddenly , just as I grabbed up the half-eroded head of a carved-stone monkey , I found my finger caught so fast between its gritty teeth that a gasp broke from me .
9 The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes .
10 ‘ I ca n't believe these ropes , ’ said Steve , as I cambered up the free end .
11 ‘ Who did you say you were looking for ? ’ she asked suspiciously as I pulled up a weatherbeaten bus seat .
12 And as you walk around the spacious interiors you 'll discover just how magnificently we 've succeeded .
13 ALL RYE LIES BEFORE YOU as you sit round a grand , authentic scale model of this ancient town .
14 a curtain , as you pass up the dark mild street ,
15 This is an adventure cruise in the best romantic tradition as you cruise around the beautiful Greek Islands , the scene changing from one day to the next , diving into the clear , blue water as you anchor for the night , or sipping your cooling drink as the harbour lights of a new port twinkle in the distance .
16 Trace the eras of fortification as you wander round the Roman ruins and enter the courtyard and rooms of the castle through the gatehouse .
17 She saw Elaine as soon as she walked up the planked wooden steps to the bar , and noticed as she drew closer that her friend was already tipsy .
18 As she walked down the wide stone steps to the ground floor her confusion was diverted by the sight of two men in their twenties , chatting together and keeping a watchful early evening eye over two three-year-olds playing hide and seek round the curve of the banisters .
19 As she walked down the crazy-pavement paths to the lily pond , Constance was struck by the blackbirds hopping around in the sun .
20 ‘ No , it 's just that my sister 's going out , ’ she says , as she picks up the various plastic carrier bags already waiting in the hall .
21 Out of the window , as she hastened down the spiral staircase , Mildred saw the fires which were being lit in the ruins of the old castle where the celebrations were always held .
22 Irresistible charm is brought to bear again as she butters up a worthy old bag ( ‘ unpleasant ’ ) who has a few tedious objections to our Hildamay waltzing off with her granddaughter .
23 A WOMAN who was spotted breastfeeding her baby as she drove along a busy main road was being hunted last night .
24 At the same time , no power-dressed working woman would be seen dead without her higher heeled shoes — both to stamp on the toes of the men as she stepped up the corporate ladder and to balance her wide , padded shoulders .
25 It should have been a new beginning , a clean slate but , as she rode out the following morning , her head clouded from lack of sleep , Kelly knew that life was never that easy .
26 ‘ I loathe and detest you , Luke Travis , ’ Merrill whispered later , as she hung up the pink dress .
27 He did not look up as she advanced down the long and beautiful room .
28 For the next couple of years , Sinitta was dog-less as she ran up an amazing string of chart hits with the guidance of the nowlegendary Stock , Aitken and Waterman .
29 She preserved a dignified silence as she gathered up the trailing dressing-gown in one hand and kept the other on the rail attached to the wall on one side of the staircase .
30 Her heart was hammering as she went up the narrow , cheerless stairs she 'd last climbed before her interview .
  Next page