Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 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 | As I strolled down the next fairway and skirted a mass of heather which cut into the fairway on the angle of the dogleg , I wondered how my boss , Jack Mason , would fare in the tournament . |
| 4 | The whole operation was developing like a Grahame Greene novel as I walked up a dark country lane to the waiting car . |
| 5 | But of course , I told myself as I walked along an echoing corridor , it never did hurt nowadays . |
| 6 | Said yeah and then I changed my mind as soon as I got out the fucking door . |
| 7 | For my part , I sometimes think of the film Psycho as I walk up the bleaker staircases to people 's homes in Hackney . |
| 8 | I feel somewhat like a Saint Bernard as I track down the American conductor John Nelson by telephone across the Alps . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I could n't see anything from road level because of the hedgerow but as I started up the second switch of the hill , I noticed an Escort estate car parked on the left opposite the police barrier . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't believe these ropes , ’ said Steve , as I cambered up the free end . |
| 14 | ‘ Who did you say you were looking for ? ’ she asked suspiciously as I pulled up a weatherbeaten bus seat . |
| 15 | I incurred a second funeral director 's bill the same week as I paid off the first . |
| 16 | And as you walk around the spacious interiors you 'll discover just how magnificently we 've succeeded . |
| 17 | ALL RYE LIES BEFORE YOU as you sit round a grand , authentic scale model of this ancient town . |
| 18 | a curtain , as you pass up the dark mild street , |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Trace the eras of fortification as you wander round the Roman ruins and enter the courtyard and rooms of the castle through the gatehouse . |
| 21 | Or you can simply cover as many circuits as you want around the same track in the way that athletes do circuit training on a track . |
| 22 | And as long as you rent out no more than one-third of your property , your MIRAS ( mortgage interest tax relief ) is not affected . |
| 23 | That 's quite an advantage , you 'll be more than satisfied to discover , as you search out the last parking spot at the charity ball . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | As she walked down the crazy-pavement paths to the lily pond , Constance was struck by the blackbirds hopping around in the sun . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | A WOMAN who was spotted breastfeeding her baby as she drove along a busy main road was being hunted last night . |