Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 2 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 3 | Three years ago a Sao Paulo solicitor was applauded as he kicked a young would-be pickpocket to death . |
| 4 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 5 | Figures taken from an American survey indicated that ‘ learners retain about 10% of what they read , 20% of what they hear , 30% of what they see , 50% of what they see and hear , 70% of what they say as they talk and 90% of what they say as they do a thing ’ . |
| 6 | A MAN sparked off a full scale alert last night after he refused to be rescued as he drifted a mile and a half off shore in the North Sea in only a five foot toy dinghy . |
| 7 | A MAN sparked off a full-scale alert last night after he refused to be rescued as he drifted a mile and a half off shore in the North Sea in only a five foot toy dinghy . |
| 8 | They were chatting about the tournament and John of Gaunt 's invitation when Cranston stopped as he heard a sound behind them : a slithering across the cobbles . |
| 9 | My heart sank as he made a note of it . |
| 10 | My heart and stomach seemed to collide as I heard a rapid panting noise come over the phone behind Eric 's muttering . |
| 11 | There are some glorious cameos full of subtle humour and insight , such as when Seth desperately invites an Indian film crew to visit as they re-enact a truly dreadful song and sitar number on the back lawn . |
| 12 | Both turned as they heard a door opening . |
| 13 | His ‘ act as if you own the place ’ approach seemed to work , and he made it to the double doors that opened into the main tunnel complex , not even pausing as he attached a circuit board to a second brick and casually tossed it into the heart of the pile of drums on the dock nearby . |
| 14 | This essentially empirical question is very difficult to answer as it raises a whole host of conceptual , theoretical and practical difficulties that are only partially resolvable . |
| 15 | The row overshadowed the second day of Russia 's Congress of People 's Deputies , where Mr Yeltsin escaped the rough ride that hard-liners had threatened as he delivered a thorough , if lacklustre , report on economic reform . |
| 16 | The row overshadowed the second day of Russia 's Congress of People 's Deputies where Mr Yeltsin escaped the rough ride that hardliners had threatened as he delivered a thorough , if lacklustre , report on economic reform . |
| 17 | The row overshadowed the second day of Russia 's Congress of People 's Deputies , where Mr Yeltsin escaped the rough ride that hardliners had threatened as he delivered a thorough , if lacklustre , report on economic reform . |
| 18 | On Series 11 this is easily done as they have a separate filler and level plug . |
| 19 | ‘ Of all the stupid , careless — ’ Flinching beneath contemptuous anger that gave each word the force of a blow , Polly could only watch as he made a visible effort to control himself . |
| 20 | Ruth tensed as she heard a sound at the door . |
| 21 | ‘ And pour me one too , would you ? ’ he added as she poured a glass of lemonade for herself , with lots of ice . |
| 22 | She shook her head , still trembling as she pressed a hand to her mouth . |
| 23 | Mr Major 's appeal to the rest of the EC came as he launched a late plan to bring Denmark back on board by allowing them a range of opt-outs from the Treaty — without altering the terms of the agreement itself . |
| 24 | It came as he met a further batch of 20 Tory loyalists , sceptics and ditherers in his private office . |
| 25 | Firemen needed police support as they tackled a car in the driveway which had been set on fire . |
| 26 | Travis 's chest expanded as he took a deep breath . |
| 27 | I 've had a couple of letters asking me whether I ever managed to give up smoking as I promised a few months ago . |
| 28 | He was taken to Ayr Hospital on Wednesday night after being injured as he investigated a shoplifting incident at Auchinleck , where he is stationed . |
| 29 | ‘ Kushti , kushti , ’ she muttered as she lit a clay pipe from the fire . |
| 30 | Users were intercepted as they approached a terminal to either catalogue and asked to undertake their searches under controlled conditions . |