Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as I saw her a cold hand closed around my heart . |
| 2 | Below it flows the Dorn , known to the Saxons as the Milk , from the cloudiness of its water after rain : and one still sees it as the Saxons saw it a thousand years ago , as I saw it a few minutes ago in the thin rain drifting down from the Cotswolds . |
| 3 | just as I did it the bloody filter light came on |
| 4 | As I gave her an exaggerated account of my clashes with different members of my family , she continued to discourage me , saying that the work in London was hard and that exile was no easy way of life . |
| 5 | Lucy swallowed as she sent him a nervous glance . |
| 6 | The genuine note of admiration in his voice sent a tiny and thoroughly illogical frisson of pleasure running through her , and she felt the faint tide of colour swim into her face as she sent him an answering smile . |
| 7 | She tried not to imagine his sympathetic brown eyes looking into hers , and his disarming smile when she spoke to him , perhaps their hands touching as she passed him the local anaesthetic — This is no use ! she admonished herself , rubbing energetically at a stainless steel trolley . |
| 8 | That was what he meant to Mrs Sairellen Thackray as she served him the first of her good dinners of boiled beef and potatoes and onions towards which the town 's Chartists had all made their contributions . |
| 9 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 10 | Fran brought her thoughts back to the moment , forcing a slight , polite smile to her lips as she flicked him a quick sideways glance . |
| 11 | Faye whispered , her eyes misting and her throat going froggy as she showed them the tiny black-haired bundle cradled tightly in her arms . |
| 12 | Alighting hesitantly , she cast anxious eyes around her , wondering just where her hotel was , as she paid him the exact amount on the meter , feeling strangely guilty as she refrained from adding a tip in accordance with the multi-lingual notice in the cab . |
| 13 | As it brought me an endless supply of free wallop I played along with this . |
| 14 | He really loved the hairdressing profession as it gave him a captive audience to bounce his latest jokes off . |
| 15 | Gerry pointed out , however , that referees were not happy having Pushov and his interpreter stood on the goal line as it gave us an unfair advantage . |
| 16 | The older man 's bushy grey brows rose as he shot her a penetrating glance . |
| 17 | As he said it the bellowing roar came again , right on top of them , and a long drawn out scream in Russian . |
| 18 | I do n't want it , ’ she snapped as he handed her a large vodka and tonic , then took such a huge gulp that she nearly choked . |
| 19 | Like Alexei , he had nails on the ends of his fingers instead of talons , and he stared at Alexei 's hands as he gave him a filled cup , then raised his eyes and bowed solemnly . |
| 20 | ‘ What , Hilary ? ’ he grated roughly as he gave her a little shake . |
| 21 | His finger was fast on the dial pad , his blue gaze unwavering as he lifted the phone to his ear , as he cast her an oblique glance . |
| 22 | He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful . |
| 23 | So I wrapped up the conversation as rudely as someone on Newsnight trying to silence a politician , just as he dealt me a social body blow . |