Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not help signing so long as there is another human being who needs to read the signs . |
| 2 | They were now walking along together as it was too cold to stand about . |
| 3 | It was all happening comfortably just as she wished . |
| 4 | His was a hectic life , becoming more so as it went on . |
| 5 | For instance , the morning after one night when he 'd stayed until about 5 , so I 'd had very little sleep , I walked around , phased out really , feeling a little bit of an invalid , rather frail and light-headed , but very peaceful , walking carefully so as not to jolt anything , and I felt I was nursing a bit of heaven . |
| 6 | Staff were mopping up today as Mr Alton held his usual surgery . |
| 7 | He was practically laughing out loud as Ali reached critical mass . |
| 8 | Izzie left them deep in animated conversation — the monk laughing out loud as he realized he was being lured into an acting profession — and went inside the house to find Gabriel . |
| 9 | Well , as you can see for yourself , not much is happening out there as yet . |
| 10 | He swore at it and at the siren still wailing as frantically as ever outside . |
| 11 | Karl stopped laughing as suddenly as he had begun , his face grave and concerned and kindly . |
| 12 | Pressed very hard by Lauda in the final laps — ‘ leading a race was a brand-new experience for me , ’ he admitted at the time — he simply clung to his lead by driving as hard as he could . |
| 13 | Next to him on his left , keeping as far as possible from the coals as though to emphasize his lack of pretensions to warmth , was Percy Makepeace ( ‘ We 're distantly welated to the Thackeways ' ) , the pale shred of a mathematics teacher . |
| 14 | The present aim of shaft design is to specify a particular bending flexibility in the shaft while reducing twisting as far as possible . |
| 15 | The survey will provide information about drivers ' perceptions of overtaking as well as of being overtaken . |
| 16 | Quite stiff for the grade , with several moves that leave you wondering if you are climbing as well as you thought ! |
| 17 | I 've got two boxes at home , but I I mean its not brilliant , but they do the job for me could be worth cos he driving out there as well , would n't mind start get the old ferry ticket 's tomorrow and piss off over there , straight through France , |
| 18 | The landlord will nevertheless wish to ensure that the premises are occupied and trading as soon as possible , particularly if they are located in a parade or shopping centre where the landlord 's adjoining premises could benefit from customers to the premises . |
| 19 | They were rowing as fast as they could towards the ship ! |
| 20 | The experts have only to accept that the joint sessions also used groups of models kitted-out for each occasion by Rembrandt from his well stocked theatrical wardrobe and used them for painting as well as for drawing , to come to realize that their efforts over the last seventy years have been largely misdirected . |
| 21 | Somehow she could never hear disembodied footsteps on the stairs without wondering fleetingly if it might be Mark returning as unexpectedly as he had left . |
| 22 | Walking as slowly as she dared , Penelope was able to see that there were two figures in the room-Rupert himself and a woman , not very tall and wearing a dark , tweedy-looking suit . |
| 23 | She continued walking as fast as she could away from Emminster . |
| 24 | The small foreign person was walking as jauntily as ever , though Bramble realized that he did so with a pronounced limp . |
| 25 | We compromised on borrowing the Land Rover for positioning , followed by walking as far as their enthusiasm took them . |
| 26 | The President may be watching to see how long Mr Buchanan remains a contender , delaying as long as is necessary making an appointment that could fuel his opponent 's campaign . |
| 27 | ‘ It is curious that he is dying as picturesquely as he lived , ’ wrote Mr Gosse . |
| 28 | Sharing a single ice-cream , she and Rosie watched an ever-circulating stage army of lovers arm in arm , young and old , walking very fast as though to give the illusion of purpose . |
| 29 | It 's contracting not only as regards the Walsall trade , but for the simple reason that hides and skins at ma v very largely found in the countries of Asia , Africa and South America . |
| 30 | The Bishop : ‘ I think it is a very balanced and very clear statement of how we should be living so far as our sexuality is concerned . ’ |