Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] as [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Toff indeed , ’ they heard Biff mutter as they filed past into the mill . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , Christ , ’ said Evans , letting his shoulders sag as he turned and walked away from the open door . |
| 3 | She felt her lips tremble as she smiled at him . |
| 4 | He felt her cheeks run wet with tears , then heard her breaths shorten as he entered her ; then fully , masterfully , possessed her body , so that she could no longer free herself if she would . |
| 5 | So must a butterfly feel as it rose towards the sun , so must a bumble bee feel as it slipped from nectar.filled flower to flower , so must Matthew 's foal as it gambolled beside its mother . |
| 6 | She watched his downbent head as he examined her foot . |
| 7 | I will let Gavin do the match report as he went I believe . |
| 8 | She pressed closer to him , let her hips move as she had seen Claudia 's do . |
| 9 | Ronni felt her heart quail as he exploded with fury , and , though he was yelling in Italian , there was no need for translation . |
| 10 | Maggie felt her heartbeats quicken as he continued to look down at her . |
| 11 | Merrill felt her heart tilt as he said softly , ‘ But the setting does no more than justice to the subject . ’ |
| 12 | Nor did things improve as he grew beyond subjection to state reproof . |
| 13 | He must tie one end of the string to the opening of the cave and then let the ball unwind as he went down into the labyrinth . |
| 14 | But that was n't enough , she reminded herself sharply , watching the male curlew as it waded out into the shallows , searching for food beneath the surface of the loch . |
| 15 | Hunterston security guard Fred Munday did a double take as he patrolled the perimeter road recently . |
| 16 | Daunton asks the searching question : ‘ did the private market as it existed in the decades before the First World War fall , or was it pushed ? ’ |
| 17 | Let the man do as he liked . |
| 18 | She heard it crash to the bottom of the stairs , and felt the floor quiver as it gained on her . |
| 19 | Watching the stars dim as it turned first grey and then pink . |
| 20 | ‘ Goodness , ’ she heard Caldecott say as she walked across the lawn towards her car . |
| 21 | He paused , and she saw his jaw clench as he gave a cynical smile . |
| 22 | And he heard the shadow speak as it moved , and tentatively , questioningly , he heard it speak his name … |
| 23 | The young woman felt her stomach flutter as he said her name . |
| 24 | ‘ You two spend time together ? ’ she heard Jenny say as they sipped their coffees . |
| 25 | Gabriel heard Lucie groan as he sank down . |
| 26 | They swung out and past some small , slower car , overtaking it as though it was stationary ; headlights ahead of them glared , the on-coming car flashed its lights and she heard its horn sound as they passed , a few seconds later . |
| 27 | He turned to the letter page , and felt his guts constrict as he began to read a letter that carried the headline , ‘ Grunte to be deselected ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's too late , Doctor ! ’ he heard Rosheen say as she slumped to the ground . |
| 29 | Shiona felt her heart tug as she watched them together , aware as always of how very alike they were . |
| 30 | She felt her throat tighten as they kissed cheeks and sipped the effervescent chill of the Veuve Cliquot . |