Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lisa 's heart brimmed over as , with a look of adoration , Alexander responded with the words she never tired of hearing . |
| 2 | " I had been off school since before my mum found out as I had been sick with gastric " flu . |
| 3 | Tokyo investment boom ruled out as yen soars |
| 4 | Only a glimpse though , for the large figure darted back as soon as he saw them . |
| 5 | The wind roared in as she opened the front door , lifting the filthy curtains and blowing the parish magazine into a corner . |
| 6 | Sixteen-year-old Michael , from Stowmarket , has been shooting for just over two years , and his dedication and practice paid off as he came a magnificent third place in the senior compound section . |
| 7 | Light flooded in as the bag was opened . |
| 8 | His successors lacked this , and after his fall from power , confusion broke out as to what Germany 's role should be . |
| 9 | The light speeded up as it got closer to you , but took ages to do the first part of the journey . |
| 10 | The car blew up as soon as it hit the wall . ’ |
| 11 | As it turned out , the studio ‘ was n't up to much any more and half the equipment was broken ’ , but , according to Mondays ' manager Nathan McGough , ‘ a little light went on as soon as I met Chris and Tina , so I phoned them to ask what they thought of the band and what they had planned for the next couple of months ’ . |
| 12 | The firemen who came to put out the fire had a narrow escape when the roof fell in as they were working inside the building . |
| 13 | Our dyad looked on as Mohammed Sherif , the co-operative head , aged and bloated by dietary tedium , went through the formalities with the buyer . |
| 14 | The tape whinnied on as he pressed fast-forward again . |
| 15 | With two matches remaining , any of East Anglia 's three leading counties could have taken the trophy , but Clark 's nerve held out as he stepped up to the mat with his last wood . |
| 16 | Whilst I saw myself as the hero 's faithful sidekick got up as I was in cowboy gloves with real leather fringes , two guns in holsters buckled on and tied around the leg for fast draws , ten gallon hat and waistcoat , Skippy insisted that I be the daughter of the murdered rancher whose cattle were being rustled . |
| 17 | Successfully , for the whirlybird changed direction , heading straight for them , and Travis backed off , returning to the hut in time to shield her from the cloud of sand the machine whipped up as it landed . |
| 18 | The formation swam up as Woolley held the flight in its dive . |
| 19 | Originally , the Middlesbrough man 's death was treated as suspicious and the pub sealed off as police questioned teatime drinkers . |
| 20 | I 'll , cos Dennis want 's that erm , window locked up as well . |
| 21 | They were having an intense and appropriately heated discussion on the problems of cold-spots ( as evinced by the fact that their first attempts came out looking like braille roundels ) , and on the unfortunate instability of three poppadoms balanced together — caused not so much by the jerk they received when the turntable started up as by their movements while they cooked and swelled — but eventually my flatmates settled on the concept of standing the things up individually on the glass turntable , and so instigated what they termed a ‘ brainstorming session ’ in an attempt to find a suitable support mechanism . |
| 22 | At our local market I stocked up on walnuts , satsumas and last-minute presents of leather goods , then on Christmas Day the sun blazed down as we tucked into a roast chicken and raised glasses of cheap local champagne . |
| 23 | The sun blazed down as we followed narrow paths through the ling . |
| 24 | The Land Rover engine rumbled on as she walked round to the driver 's door and waited for him to look at her . |
| 25 | Capt Tim Lancaster was saved by his crew when a windscreen blew out as he flew the BAC 1–11 with 81 passengers from Birmingham to Malaga in June 1989 . |
| 26 | A passage was cleared through the crowd like magic , and although they were all kindly men , a great shout of irrepressible laughter went up as I fled . |
| 27 | The girl looked up as Bernice approached , and managed a small smile . |
| 28 | The girl looked up as Ebert came back into the hold , her eyes wide , filled with fear . |
| 29 | The group broke up as they wandered off to see to their spouses , children or cups of tea . |
| 30 | Opera House : The bomb went off as security forces were still clearing the area . |