Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Sophie stood back to let Robert Sheldrake enter , he smiled , and , in spite of her confusion , she noticed how that smile lit up his face . |
| 2 | Earlier on , in the playground , as Balbinder had gradually gained confidence and begun to explore and use things Mrs Singh had said , wistfully , ‘ I do hope Balbinder learn so quickly he will soon go back to his school . ’ |
| 3 | The rest of the wickets slipped away , 209 all out gave England a win by 19 runs and , as Pakistan had already beaten Australia , ensured that the final would be between them and England . |
| 4 | Quite a relief , actually , Matthew thought , feeling older than Methuselah as Georgina rushed off to see Rory King-Thing . |
| 5 | On his chair , Mait watched with a building sense of joy as Carrefour came round to face Ace . |
| 6 | The calories provided by the extra alcohol , sugar , and chocolate were some 500 to 600 per day , and as Alan did not gain weight during the experiment we know that his intake of good foods must have fallen by this amount , some 25 per cent of his normal daily intake . |
| 7 | You always do , ’ murmured Busacher as Willi bounced away to welcome Gaston , Julius , and Julius 's large wife who , overwhelmed by the invitation to one of Willi 's famous parties , had gone to Vienna and bought herself a long brown satin dress with a purple sash swathed round the middle . |
| 8 | As Owen had not appointed Yussuf to his service in the first place but Yussuf had appointed himself , this seemed beside the point . |
| 9 | Just as Jesus did not draw attention to himself but set out to glorify his Father by passing on the Father s message to men ( 8:28 , 1 2:28,1 7:4 ) , so the Paraclete will not speak on his own authority … but will take what is mine and declare it to you' ( 16 : 14 ) . |
| 10 | Certainly , as Abraham set out to offer Isaac as a sacrifice in the way God had commanded him , his faith was flying blind in its implicit obedience , just as it had when he set out from Ur for a country which he had never seen . |
| 11 | A deal was made which was of great benefit to both sides as Littler went on to present pantomimes for many years , sometimes as many as a dozen annually . |
| 12 | The moon scudded across a gap in the clouds again , just as Guy reached down to haul Isabel up into the saddle before him . |
| 13 | As Clare went on arranging things in her calm quiet voice , Carolyn lost concentration . |