Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As I handed him a glass of rum , I noticed that his eyes were full of tears .
2 But as I handed him the money the room grew quiet again .
3 ‘ There , Mr Cottle , ’ Mary Ann was saying to the traveller in jelly , as she passed him the bread and butter , ‘ this 'll put roses in your cheeks . ’
4 Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle .
5 As she passed it a car swung through the big yellow gates ; a cream-coloured car driven by a girl of about Breeze 's own age , or perhaps older .
6 But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees .
7 Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now .
8 As she showed him the barn , they began to talk of the forest .
9 As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’
10 ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup .
11 Merrill protested as she handed him the file .
12 ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone .
13 As we examined it the man from behind the desk appeared soundlessly at our side .
14 I say ‘ solitary c. ’ because they gave me a little ward of my own , but it was anything but uncomfortable , as they gave me a treatment which ‘ private ward ’ patients in Britain might envy , except that the food of course was Chinese , and they insisted on giving me 5 meals a day , so that I had some trouble getting my appetite back to normal .
15 As they showed her the house , Rose seemed to enter completely into the terrible awareness of Moran now sitting in the car chair meditatively rotating his thumbs about one another .
16 On the lower rung of legal self-determination the grant of customary franchises might be in a lord 's interests , for it could secure his revenues in perpetuity , even as it barred him the chance of arbitrary exaction ; besides , an early concession might prevent more explosive demands later .
17 For example , he took comfort from the deflationary economic measures of July 1966 , which he opposed , as it gave him the chance ‘ to reassert collective Cabinet authority because I see how disastrous it is to allow Cabinet government to decline into mere Prime Ministerial government … if I achieved anything it was by asserting the right of Cabinet to take part in the making of economic strategy so that Harold conceded we must be given that right ’ .
18 Wexford brought his beer and as he passed them the man got up as if to take his leave .
19 ‘ I see you 're taking this job extremely seriously , ’ Leo offered sympathetically as he brought her a cup of coffee halfway through the afternoon .
20 Almost as he said it a parachute inflated under the plane .
21 The spirit of Homais still reigns , I thought , as he sold us a packet of bandages .
22 She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile .
23 At that point the creditor could still refuse to have the man released from prison and insist of his being kept there , so long as he paid him a groat a day .
24 You look young for a doctor , ’ cried Fawcett as he handed me a whisky .
25 ‘ Please do n't cross the white line , ’ Kragan warned Frick as he handed him a set of noise excluders .
26 Travis frowned as he handed her a mug of soup .
27 ‘ Well , you must admit — ’ she began as he handed her a glass .
28 ‘ This is a very pleasant office , ’ she began conversationally as he handed her a cup and went round to the other side of the desk .
29 He frowned as he handed her a cup of tea .
30 He poured Moselle for her , brushed fingers as he handed her the glass and looked into her eyes .
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