Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened her eyes and saw a river , its surface shaking beneath the icy draught , the ducks bobbing slightly as they followed one another , seeking sanctuary . |
| 2 | With a sudden surge of defiance she tossed back her head , sending her long wheat-coloured mane rippling over her shoulders , her eyes flashing challengingly as she pulled the microphone free of its stand . |
| 3 | She made no attempt to conceal her surprise , her eyes widening slightly as she said , ‘ You mean you think he should remain a bachelor — all his life ? ’ |
| 4 | ( 5.2 ) unc ( claims all variables and private channels claimed by the , claims as input ( output ) channels all channels occurring only as inputs ( outputs ) among the . ) |
| 5 | Then the tiniest of smiles came to her lips , the muscles about her eyes relaxing slightly as she saw . |
| 6 | Wedged inside that drum he drowned , his little legs waggling pathetically as he gulped and squirmed and tried to get his arms into a position from which he could lever himself out . |
| 7 | She shook her head slowly , her eyes closing again as he bent towards her and covered her lips with his own . |
| 8 | They 'd sit in the kitchen with a pot of tea just after dawn , their very different labours finishing just as the rest of the city was going to work . |
| 9 | ‘ But not in radio , ’ she asserted resentfully , her eyes dropping momentarily as the simple truth awoke old guilt . |
| 10 | He kissed her again , several pairs of eyes watching differently as he received her submission . |
| 11 | She parked her car and strode through the grand , carved doorway , her heels clicking purposefully as she headed for the reception desk . |
| 12 | The process of decision-making is simply the outcome of conflicts between different groups , with governmental institutions acting simply as the arbiter between these conflicting groups or , at most , acting as merely one of these groups . |
| 13 | It was only when the government started to cut drug prices after 1980 , because it wanted to stop health bills rising further as the population greyed , that the drug makers were pushed into thinking about export markets . |
| 14 | Once on the island he lost no time getting to the prison , and within the hour was waiting in the ante-chamber to an interview room , listening to the distant , hollow sound of metal ringing on metal , and footsteps echoing morbidly as men exercised and moved about their token business . |
| 15 | He glanced at Ray Doyle , and realised that Doyle was conscious and shivering , his teeth chattering violently as he stared up at his colleague . |
| 16 | The principal British rival to the BBC has faced an uncertain future , with costs rising just as recession was slashing into advertising . |
| 17 | His words to the Commando Officer in the jeep were drowned by the crack of the 15 pounders as a few of them opened fire , the guns lurching forward as the shells sped off towards their target . |
| 18 | Private ownership would grow gradually , with small firms multiplying even as big ones stayed in state hands . |
| 19 | So he looked at Matron , tight-faced and armored in starch , at Miss Guttner sitting lumpishly beyond her , her glasses shining blankly as they picked up the overhead light that filled the room with a necessary illumination against the heaviness of the sky pressing grayly against the windows . |
| 20 | Gradually , watching world powers responding differently as new crises emerged , it fell into place . |
| 21 | A bit of activity out on the water catches my attention next and I bring the ‘ scope out ; it is a small party of long-tailed duck in their handsome winter plumage , the long tail-streamers of the drakes showing clearly as they display to the females . |
| 22 | Nobody expects Brigadoon with tartan-skirted villagers singing softly as they fill your arms with sweet heather and invite you in to their fireside . |
| 23 | A tenant could be held responsible for an absentee landlord , in the same way that a married couple and partners living together as husband and wife will be responsible for each other . |
| 24 | Ace moved her arm , and watched with a smile as a huge claw moved in front of her , its metal digits flexing exactly as her fingers moved inside it . |
| 25 | I picture the few campesinos who guard the sacks moving away as we approach . |
| 26 | He looked out into the roadway without seeing the rain beating mercilessly against the cobbled surface or the leaves of the trees dripping constantly as they shivered in the breeze , he was seeing the four walls of his cell and remembering his feeling of helplessness as the door slammed shut behind him . |
| 27 | He turned his head a little and she saw the blue glass flowering from his skull , its silken stamens drooping elegantly as he moved . |
| 28 | Driven into a corner , she panicked , her arms flailing desperately as she tried to wrench herself free , but he held on tight . |
| 29 | As I came nearer to the corner of the house , I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept , and at once felt happier again . |
| 30 | The dream was fading , images of the Royal Deer Park and horse-drawn carriages dissolving , the anticipation of three more nights spent in Rune 's arms melting away as Suzie 's muted sobs carried across the distance between them . |