Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb -s] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall take Zoe back to Lourdes as soon as she takes her first step as I know she will . |
| 2 | Once in position , the male begins to nudge her and as she lays her adhesive eggs , he fertilizes them . |
| 3 | She slumps , exhausted , moving only her eyes from side to side as she follows our next exchange . |
| 4 | As soon as she winds her black belt around her waist , however , her personality undergoes a remarkable change . |
| 5 | Most importantly , Rita , just as she makes her own diagnosis , knows — unlike the professionals — exactly what the ‘ shock ’ is and that it comes from somewhere : |
| 6 | Please also delete from my ‘ named drivers ’ , as she has her own car now ; I would be grateful if you could replace her with my mother , whose details I believe you hold from previous policies . |
| 7 | As she enters her second decade in power , this promises to be an effective line of attack . |
| 8 | Just as birdsong awoke the unit , an owl is heard calling as it flies its nightly patrol over |
| 9 | As it continues its unhurried survey I begin to feel a grim human intent behind that gaze . |
| 10 | In any event , it seems clear that the follow-on loan is generally bad for consumers , as it restricts their potential credit choice by binding them even more firmly into one type of weekly-collection credit . |
| 11 | ‘ We are three-quarters of a mile in the depths of the earth , and the great river shrinks into insignificance as it dashes its angry waves against the walls and cliffs that rise to the world above ; the waves are but puny ripples , and we but pygmies , running up and down the sands or lost among the boulders . |
| 12 | Few rivers can compare in scenic beauty with the Tamar as it winds its magic course between Cornwall and England . |
| 13 | They 're usually happy to help out , as it gives them extra pocket money . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's good to get new blood as it gives us more spark . ’ |
| 15 | The attempt to answer the question , ‘ Who am I ? ’ inevitably led Proust , as it leads his fictional hero , to explore and examine his past . |
| 16 | Try to choose flowers that are quite little and dainty , as a smaller scale wild flower picture is always more successful , as it emphasises their delicate nature . |
| 17 | A HIGH-TECH electronics firm has more than doubled interim pre-tax profits as it expands its world-wide operation , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 18 | ‘ The division faces another difficult year ahead as it completes its fundamental restructuring and positions itself to become a viable business in niche markets , ’ the company declared . |
| 19 | A ‘ DYNAMIC new image ’ for Mayfest , as it enters its second decade , was unveiled in Glasgow yesterday by its director , Robert Robson . |
| 20 | He makes the point in The Childhood , as he describes his half-holiday explorations with Arthur Hardy : ‘ We merely became accustomed to the general life of the common birds and animals ’ . |
| 21 | In a finale the police colonel complements Gumede as he describes his ideal home : ‘ Freedom , man . |
| 22 | But best storyline of the night was the glint in Dougie 's eye as he plans his latest scam … stealing Mike Baldwin 's pride and joy no , not his mirror , his car . |
| 23 | A terse and gritty thriller in which an investigation into a mysterious death leads cop Joe Mantegna through both the mean streets of the present and the horrors of the past as he confronts his own identity . |
| 24 | This might seem a somewhat unusual thing to do , but if Mr Cleese can resurrect his dead mother as frequently as he does his dead parrot then she will have a busy afterlife . |
| 25 | He does n't care if he drags us down with him , as long as he clears his precious name ! |
| 26 | I 'll be talking to arch modernizer Harriet Harman , and John Cole takes a sideways look at the Chancellor 's dilemma as he prepares his first budget . |
| 27 | But the news that Dalglish is prepared for another big-name auction will dismay his former Liverpool team-mate Graeme Souness , as he makes his own bid for Ferdinand . |
| 28 | This is done as he lifts his rear leg to kick the attacker . |
| 29 | Forget the hand on your hair even though it hurts , and ram the heel of your palm into his mouth as he raises his own fist . |
| 30 | This interest led to a plethora of documentary work in China and Keith is planning another visit as soon as he finishes his latest project which he began last February . |