Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] as their " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought she could see small shapes in the uprush of flame , like insects burning , crackling furiously as their shells ignited in a sudden flare of brilliance . |
| 2 | In principle these could mix to some extent , but in practice they can be considered separately as their energies must be very different . |
| 3 | Lexandro 's vision blurred momentarily as their void screens fluoresced , soaking up incoming lances of light . |
| 4 | THE five-year-old boys and girls listen attentively as their teacher explains that men who live with men are not figures to be frightened of . |
| 5 | Although they have a base in Hanover House , they are rarely seen here as their workload of visits increases . |
| 6 | St Andrews-born Andy Thomson and his England international colleague , Gary Smith , produced the quickest win of the day , needing just 14 ends to secure a straight sets win over Welsh pair Colin Edwards and Ieuan Terry , who led 3-2 in the first set but never scored again as their opponents recovered to win 7-3 , 7-0 , 7-0 . |
| 7 | In employment systems , after all , people are not mustered to play together as their manager beats time . |
| 8 | Parents of young users have watched helplessly as their children , their bodies overheating uncontrollably , suffer a painful and harrowing shocking death . |
| 9 | The crane ratchets of the later arrivals could still be heard clearly as their crews outramped , and rising bow waves could be spotted as an occasional laggard powered upstream to its proper place in the echelon . |
| 10 | The High Elves of Ulthuan have never developed gunpowder technology as have the men of the Old World and Dwarfs — indeed they have never needed to do so as their marksmanship with the bow is superior to that of lesser races . |
| 11 | Very few of the battalion returned home as their losses had been so heavy , and Joe told the family he was now in a holding battalion . |
| 12 | They swam then , and Damian made love to her in the hot sea , stripping her as they floated together , wrapping their bodies around each other in unreasoning desire , kissing saltily as their hoarse cries filled the air and they nearly sank like stones as Damian went rigid with pleasure , his fingers biting into her nude body in the warm water . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm a woman 's man , ’ Florian returned complacently as their driver eased his slow way out of one of the traffic jams that were a major problem in Taipei . |
| 14 | As she pressed closer , Hilary shuddered slightly as their lower bodies came into contact . |
| 15 | Other investors perished ; or , at the very least , watched helplessly as their assets , like trees in the path of a firestorm , wilted , singed , then were consumed . |
| 16 | Adult greylag geese were more aloof and watched anxiously as their goslings joined in the competition for food . |
| 17 | Some more southern varieties , such as cow parsley and meadowsweet , may be driven northwards as their habitats are taken over by invaders from warmer climes . |
| 18 | Yet in the blood of the quelled freebooters and their descendants there would always be a pulse of rebelliousness , a longing to ride again as their ancestors had done . |
| 19 | They will expect you to watch helplessly as their trap gradually tightens , so do n't wait — break through their line as quickly as possible and run to find help , weapons or a better place to stand and fight . |
| 20 | The need is to safeguard not only their architecture , interiors and gardens , but also their wider setting ; and hard experience shows that the prospect of finding a secure , viable , long-term use for these houses diminishes dramatically as their setting is eroded . |
| 21 | THE WOMEN LEFT BEHIND AS THEIR BOYFRIENDS DIED |
| 22 | Nathan enquired gravely as their host hurried back to the kitchen . |
| 23 | The delirious atmosphere hushed slightly as their column of official jeeps snaked its way down into the Rante . |
| 24 | He moaned submissively as their lips ground hard against each other . |
| 25 | He groaned softly as their bodies came together . |