Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'ear , ’ Madame laughed as Ellie examined herself in a mirror hand-held by the assistant , ‘ that in London these new 'ats are lethal ! |
| 2 | It was 3-0 just before half-time as Shearer threw himself at the ball . |
| 3 | He woke as Pete heaved himself from the bunk . |
| 4 | As Tyndale described himself in a letter to his disciple Frith , ‘ God hath made me ill favoured in this world , and without grace in the sight of men , speechless and rude , dull and ill witted . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Learn anything ? ’ asked his driver , as Spruce eased himself into the Datsun . |
| 6 | On a tour of India , Diana turned her face away as Charles forced himself into a stilted show of affection and his kiss turned into an ugly grimace . |
| 7 | Twice , in the Miller 's Tale , we hear a cock crow , as Absolon presents himself at the " " shot-wyndowe " " of Alison 's bedroom ( 3357 , 3687 ) . |
| 8 | As Shylock says himself of the incident in Act 3 Scene 1 — line 28 : |
| 9 | The last words were shrieked at him as Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage which caused her to tremble violently . |
| 10 | Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground . |