Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a dream , she saw him skid to a halt , taking in the scene at once as it must have appeared — his brother bending over his fiancée — and , thought Sarella in dismay , taking in my submissive expression as I stupidly allow this dark monster to maul me . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I pulled the hamstring in my left leg as I picked the ball up to score a try . |
| 3 | I answered her look with as much affection in my own expression as I could muster and added , ‘ But I want to hear , my lady , tawil omrich . |
| 4 | They spoke no Indonesian , even less than ourselves , but talked warmly and directly to us in their tribal language as we did to them in gentle English . |
| 5 | I suspect that [ the ] very absence of quality is what makes such stuff attractive to children , not just because it is easy to read , undemanding , untaxing , but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read . |
| 6 | So neither the UK parent nor any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries qualify as small companies in their own right as they are members of an ineligible group . |
| 7 | However remote their political views remained from the rest of the electorate , the " Clyde group " remained as secure in their own area as they had ever been . |
| 8 | Moi , " he knew from his reading , was an Annamese term derived from the Chinese word for " savage , " and looking at the dark-skinned , low-browed men , he could see they were of a different racial stock from the Annamese ; they wore only breechclouts that left their haunches naked and they grinned and chattered animatedly in their own language as they moved quickly about their work . |
| 9 | Leonora quivered , her teeth caught in her lower lip as he kissed each breast in turn , his lips lingering over their slight curves . |
| 10 | Rae imagined the fear in her sunless face as she scrambled up the rough bark . |
| 11 | She was not feeling in her sunniest humour as she wondered if she was going to have to wait all day tomorrow for her summons , when someone rang her doorbell . |
| 12 | She had never responded to any man in her whole life as she did to Felipe . |
| 13 | What I am saying ? she thought wildly , aware of the thumping beat of her heart , the tension in her whole body as she gripped the phone and waited for his curt reply . |
| 14 | There was terror in her white face as she saw this . |
| 15 | ‘ You know , you sure are different from the way I 'd imagined you , ’ she said in her slow drawl as she poured out fresh drinks for them both . |
| 16 | The superintendent had fallen asleep during the journey , her head gently rolling from side to side against the car seat , her front teeth prominent in her open mouth as she breathed through her nose . |
| 17 | Salt was making a meal of Jess 's shortcomings and Nancy stared at the new kitchen wench while her mother nodded in her easy-going way as she took off her shawl and recaptured her dropping hairpins . |
| 18 | She could hear the doubt in her own voice as she remembered the gum-chewing , spiky-haired teenager whom she had seen watering the plants . |
| 19 | And , oddly enough , there was a tightness in her own throat as they exchanged their promises of loving and cherishing and , in her case , of obedience . |
| 20 | but , she did say she did this that and the other thing as well you see , but there 's nobody knows anything about the hall in its new state as you do |
| 21 | Rain swilled and foamed in its open mouth as it looked at the churning black clouds and the eruptions of fractured lightning . |
| 22 | There was no doubting the anger in his deep voice as he roared at her , and in truth , Fran could understand it . |
| 23 | PRIDE and joy shine in his craggy face as he cuddles the baby close . |
| 24 | Maggie moaned ecstatically as his thumb teased the tight , dark nipple that pressed sharply against the thin skin and her arms slid around his neck , her fingers lacing in his black hair as she kissed him back wildly . |
| 25 | She moaned softly , returning his kisses , sliding her hands up and down his back , glorying in his unrestrained response as he shuddered at her exploratory touch . |
| 26 | Rachel was furious , scurrying after her tall , arrogant fiancé , her wrist in his hard hand as he strode across the marble floors with a set face towards the exit on Des Voeux Road . |
| 27 | Suragai 's hands were already scratched and bleeding , and he was cursing quietly in his own tongue as he positioned himself for another rescue attempt . |
| 28 | Rune muttered what could only have been a string of invective in his own language as he released his hold on her . |
| 29 | He was motionless , the only movement a nerve jerking in his tense jaw as she reached her hands up to slip the shoe-string straps from her shoulders , then felt behind her back for the zip . |
| 30 | She was looking after her father in his old age as she had always said she would , but instead of satisfaction she felt only guilt — guilt at her own impatience when he behaved not as her father but like a disobedient child . |