Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] as [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought she could see small shapes in the uprush of flame , like insects burning , crackling furiously as their shells ignited in a sudden flare of brilliance . |
| 2 | As further evidence of her good nature : I joined my middle brother Niel , who had a fondness for playing at " hairdressers " , in persuading Laura to sit in as our client one wet afternoon and occupy the barber 's chair we had provided . |
| 3 | This history should be looked on as my attempt to explore the history of the College so as best to understand why it has become what it is today . |
| 4 | Sarella , half in and half out of the jeep , had frozen suddenly as her eyes met those of her host . |
| 5 | In principle these could mix to some extent , but in practice they can be considered separately as their energies must be very different . |
| 6 | Almost without being aware of it she became part of the team , feeling any initial nervousness slip away as her actions became automatic and her training took over . |
| 7 | Lying awake that night , Lindsey sighed , tossing restlessly as her mind refused to switch off the events of the day . |
| 8 | He watched her all the way to the swing doors , her head of brown hair held high and bobbing slightly as her heels clipped the floor . |
| 9 | Almost equal , but not quite , because Luke still seemed to retain a vestige of control while she trembled wildly as his hands slid adroitly up over her ribcage to cup her breasts from beneath , lifting them to the swooping descent of his dark head ; and she heard him mutter intensely again just before his mouth took voluptuous possession of the heated hardness of one exquisitely sensitive nipple . |
| 10 | Not only did farms become larger and more specialized , but village craftsmen — millers , blacksmiths , carpenters , wheelwrights , bakers , and cobblers — were squeezed out as their trades were concentrated in the towns . |
| 11 | Our client had it in telephone conversation with the bank on ninth of September only proceeded with the proposed purchase on the express understanding that Frinton property was not to be included particularly as his father 's companion a Mrs eighty years of age , was residing in the property and owned a half share of it . |
| 12 | She stopped abruptly as his words slowly permeated her consciousness . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's better , ’ he murmured approvingly as her gold curls tumbled about her shoulders . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Since jealousy has its roots in emotional insecurity it is these feelings , so often experienced but not recognised , that you must try to treat with sympathy and imagination ; remembering that you , one day , may feel just as your mother-in-law does . |
| 16 | THE five-year-old boys and girls listen attentively as their teacher explains that men who live with men are not figures to be frightened of . |
| 17 | I 'm not trying to pry , Roman — or not very much , ’ she added honestly as his lips twisted in a cynical smile . |
| 18 | You can only watch helplessly as your child screws up her face , stamps her feet and screams because she ca n't take the toy she wants home with her , or have that alluring packet of sweets she 's seen before tea . |
| 19 | I must have stood there for a couple of hours , getting more and more fed up as my imagination worked overtime . |
| 20 | A boy , Astyanax , runs away at one end , looking back as his mother Andromache heaves a great pestle to club a Greek who has struck a Trojan down . |
| 21 | The moon swelled , filling out as her belly ceased to , and then dwindled again . |
| 22 | It 's the only way to make sure — ’ The heart machine behind him bleeped noisily as his heartbeat shot up dramatically . |
| 23 | The driver , swearing loudly as his passengers picked themselves up from the floor and out of each other 's laps , opened the front door and jumped down to see what had happened to Adam . |
| 24 | And Tom Courtenay , in a rare stage appearance , does n't miss a chance to behave disgracefully as his son and daughter strive to match their romantic aspirations with their father 's penny-pinching ways . |
| 25 | His marriage to Elizabeth Calandrini cemented important business ties with her family , and one of her brothers , Philip Calandrini , was to be particularly closely associated with him , acting frequently as his agent in Amsterdam in a variety of business , including the pawning of jewels for Charles I in 1625 . |
| 26 | Although they have a base in Hanover House , they are rarely seen here as their workload of visits increases . |
| 27 | Lydia had once read a women's-magazine-type romance in book-form and her mind had felt then as her stomach felt now — ever so slightly destroyed . |
| 28 | A red Toyota Celica draws up beside him , then inches forward as its driver rides his clutch , evidently intending a quick getaway . |
| 29 | St Andrews-born Andy Thomson and his England international colleague , Gary Smith , produced the quickest win of the day , needing just 14 ends to secure a straight sets win over Welsh pair Colin Edwards and Ieuan Terry , who led 3-2 in the first set but never scored again as their opponents recovered to win 7-3 , 7-0 , 7-0 . |
| 30 | She frowned at him , her temper beginning to simmer quietly as his words sank in . |