Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [vb past] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not much , ’ he dismissed as he carried on walking towards the cottage . |
| 2 | The chimes of bells which stood in every district of the city were being rung as they sat down — both because the ringers had been amply bribed and because they thought it politic to honour Artai and his chief supporter — and a small orchestra of trumpets and tambours had been hired by a steward and was accommodated in the yard , so that Burun 's speech of welcome to his guests , as well as their affable replies , were conducted with much opening and shutting of mouths and a deal of dumb show . |
| 3 | Dulé stalked the ladder again , and circled it , turning it with him as he paced ; again he bowed to his adversary , again he placed a foot on the lowest rung as it stood up held light by his right hand . |
| 4 | They were still laughing as they stepped down into the hold . |
| 5 | She was laughing as she went back to the garden and Wickham . |
| 6 | He was laughing as he rang off , and she could almost feel his satisfaction . |
| 7 | Barnes was laughing as he climbed out of his cockpit , and pointed at the huge hole in one wing-root made by a cannon shell and another through the opposite wing . |
| 8 | ‘ Come on gal , ’ he shouted , laughing as he stood up , ‘ let's see if I can find a deer to show you . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Great , great , ’ replied Ben , still laughing as he jumped down and rejoined his comrade in the jeep . |
| 10 | Julian rose as he came in , and bowed herself unnoticed from the room ; but from beneath her lowered lids she saw them meet , and the private radiance that lit their faces was still a dazzle in her eyes as she closed the door upon them . |
| 11 | In a short time one returned with his beak full , and they could hear the nestlings squeaking as he flew out of sight beneath their feet . |
| 12 | Merrill kept her face averted as they walked back towards the Abbey . |
| 13 | Silly , silly man , she mused as she struck out strongly for the other side of the pool . |
| 14 | So much for security , Ruth mused as she leapt back into the jeep and drove up the long gravelly drive ; I could be a burglar for all he knew . |
| 15 | The problem is that it would be very hard to justify the cost : much of this could go on after students arrived , and the course modified as it went along . |
| 16 | His smile deepened as he glanced over his shoulder at her . |
| 17 | But he himself just felt European , and his sense of identity only deepened as he grew up and travelled . |
| 18 | Lindsey frowned , certain that Jill had said there were no more patients , and the frown deepened as she looked up and saw Niall Grant . |
| 19 | ‘ Knowing our weather the sun will probably be cracking the skies tomorrow , ’ Charlie joked as they started down Heymouth Brae . |
| 20 | Melissa 's heart began to thump as she peered round to see what was causing the obstruction . |
| 21 | ‘ Ross … ’ she gasped as he lowered her dress , his fingers tracing the pale blue veins in her full breasts , quivering as she glanced down to see his tanned hands moving slowly over her pale , alabaster skin . |
| 22 | There was something strangely prurient about a total freedom to examine someone else 's personal tastes , but all her artistic antennae were quivering as she moved back inside and began to look carefully around her . |
| 23 | The waves had white caps now and they seemed to effervesce as they swept by . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 25 | She sat down and began to pour out the tea and , her voice still quiet , she went on , ‘ I do n't suppose it 's really so bad for you , instructing or teaching , whatever it is you do , but in the Naafi , amidst the clatter — ’ she now looked at him and her words were spaced as she went on , ‘ and the chaff and the ribbing ; well , I sometimes think I have died and gone to hell , because that 's what I think hell must be like ; constant joking , especially when you hear the same thing repeated over and over again . ’ |
| 26 | Speed and distance from the road edge probably would n't make a lot of difference if a landmine was detonated as they went by , but doing it makes everyone feel better . |
| 27 | Saturday 's expected points spree for West at relegated Liverpool St Helens never materialised as they signed off their highly successful season with a 32–0 win . |
| 28 | She stopped as I held up a finger . |
| 29 | But she almost turned and fled as she came round a corner and found herself face to face with Guido . |
| 30 | The Oceanis thundered down the middle of the harbour , the anchor crunching as it picked up several chains on the bottom . |