Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The brave tot , who has been battling leukaemia since he was six weeks old , was bouncing with life yesterday as mum Michelle took him out for a treat . |
| 2 | Mm I 'm going to bed then as soon as it hits twelve . |
| 3 | Sometimes it is enough to scrub with ordinary bleach and rinse off , sealing with polyurethane afterwards as usual . |
| 4 | As far as the passengers were concerned , the unscheduled stop and the sight of an ambulance drawn up on the quayside lent an element of excitement to spirits which were beginning to flag slightly as the end of the cruise loomed closer . |
| 5 | The County Ground should be bursting with people … and bubbling with excitement tomorrow as Swindon take on league leaders Newcastle United … it 's got to be one of the games of the season … one of the great battles … |
| 6 | If the primary function of repression is to prevent the return of the repressed , it clearly follows that any theory which describes that repressed material runs the risk of being confused with it and coming under attack just as the original repressed elements would do if they attempted to struggle back into consciousness . |
| 7 | She picked her way between them , treading with care so as not to shower things with sand . |
| 8 | Anne remembered envying her because her husband was coming on leave just as John went back . |
| 9 | At intervals along these are found acupuncture points which are stimulated by the insertion of needles , massage or warming with incense so as to balance the elements of yin and yang which make up the ch'i , an imbalance of which is thought to cause disharmony and disease . |
| 10 | We may sec one and the same object changing in shape so as to be transformed into something different — as the baby that Alice was holding gradually turned into a pig before her eyes . |
| 11 | Mrs. McKenzie , whose mother was also a member of Grayshott Good Companions , will be very sorry to leave the Thursday afternoon friends she has known for so long — but she will not be sitting at home alone as she is going to Grayshott 's weekly day centre . |
| 12 | My meadow , which I may well be contemplating with pleasure even as you read this , is a delight . |
| 13 | She was not writing of slum life so as to shock the reader , or even indulging in nostalgia so as to entertain . |