Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pers pn] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know no touch of consanguinity — No kin , no love , no blood , no soul so near me As the sweet Troilus . |
| 2 | The great , distinguished people of the world do not know that these beggars can in the pride of their souls , look down on them as the unfortunate ones , who are left on the shore for their worldly uses , but whose life ever misses the touch of the lover 's arms . ’ |
| 3 | The veils of sleep and illusion dropped away and she moved as far away from him as the seatbelt allowed , turning her face to the window . |
| 4 | Even the tracks smelt like pythons , over and above the surrounding stench , and football-sized bundles of bones were pointed out to us as the regurgitated remains of their meals . |
| 5 | She let go of the cabinet , coughing in the dust of ages that appeared to be lurking behind it , and smiled back at him as the February sun shone through the small window behind her , throwing into sharp relief the patches on the wall where her predecessor had hung posters , and the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork round the mean , narrow , metal window . |
| 6 | But why latch on to him as the father of her child ? |
| 7 | But he would not let her , her stubborn sailor , he held on to her as the walls held on to the moving air within her house . |
| 8 | More conveniently for you as the creator of her adventure , your start could be her arrival . |
| 9 | Stiff and cold , she stared bleakly before her as the events of yesterday rushed into her mind . |