Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The worst time was driving through the night as we approached Nice at 3am . |
| 2 | His big blond head kept coming up , shaking once and then bobbing through the water as he struck out for the machine . |
| 3 | I 'm not one for imbuing phrases with a coy , knowing wink in their gait , but at the same time there is a meticulousness about these particular performances ( the Sixth is slightly better in this respect ) , which prevents the music from leaping off the page as quite it should . |
| 4 | The hedgehogs could hear its tremendous feet crunching through the weeds as it bounded away . |
| 5 | At first she had disliked this , but Rose 's amusement , and the joking of those around them , had infected her , too , and she had found herself giggling and laughing with the rest as they were shuffled along . |
| 6 | Mr Reid said that Clarke 's Bedford van was at the head of a line of vehicles driving along the road as darkness fell . |
| 7 | I solve the problem of long floats when knitting a motif , by weaving up the sides as normal and , in addition , I use several lengths of yarn ( the same colour as the motif ) to weave up on every fifth or sixth stitch . |
| 8 | Roll out the puff pastry to a rectangle 30×25cm/12×10in , sprinkling with the sugar as you go . |
| 9 | She turned and ran , knocking into the bystanders as she went , not even noticing them . |
| 10 | The meadow began to mushroom with tents and huts and the street theatre erupted into an explosion of living history , the performers flinging themselves to the ground and then leaping into the air as and when the idea occurred and making funny faces all the while . |
| 11 | The pleas were entered at an earlier court which heard the charges arose out of the removal and subsequent sale of gents clothing from the store as well as what was described as the ‘ creaming off ’ of cash from sales at the counter . |
| 12 | ‘ No , but I saw Mark lurking in the background as though he did n't want to be seen . |
| 13 | It now makes perfect sense to give a remedy that is capable of bringing about the same or very similar healing responses , that is symptoms , to the healing response which is occurring in the patient as shown by his individual symptoms . |
| 14 | Palace faced re-election at the end of our worst-ever season with a dismal playing record , and with as many players appearing in the side as there were goals scored — 33 in each case ! |
| 15 | His non-stop verbal explications , declaimed as he strode up and down the crowded aisles , described the gods and mythology and history of the people of Persia ; and his improvisation fitted what was happening in the film as the hair fits the head . |
| 16 | Cooper and McMahon , who had imagined they would be walking from the court as free men , were shattered . |
| 17 | Yes , I can see the Vice Chancellor banging on the wall as I speak . |
| 18 | They held her up to the window , and she was crying and banging on the glass as we drove away . ’ |
| 19 | Many scientists were astonished at home that evening to see the faces of the two chemists appearing on the television as Dan Rather on the CBS evening news headlined the Utah work as ‘ a remarkable breakthrough ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ The boy was a little shocked and had quite deep gashes but landing on the bed as he did certainly saved him . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 22 | His frequent comments on events occurring on the Continent as well as in England show how well informed and absorbed were the lower levels of the ‘ political nation ’ at this period . |
| 23 | Tutors and mentors will wish to examine and introduce professional and ethical issues relating to the Code as and when opportunities present themselves . |
| 24 | Following confirmation that Alan Noble was returning to the club as chairman in the wake of Dick Corden 's departure , the season drew to a close with a 5–2 win over Exeter . |
| 25 | The fans absolutely loved him and would throng the terraces to witness his extrovert pre-match warm-up sessions , in which he entertained and even amused the supporters before returning to the dressing-room as mud-stained and soiled as if he had been playing in a game . |
| 26 | For a round cake , roll the cake like a wheel along the strip , picking up and pressing on the marzipan as you go . |
| 27 | He windmilled them at speed in improbable directions , knocking over the Perks as they rose to their feet . |
| 28 | ‘ They were n't wrong , those girls , ’ thought Marie as she listened to Bella clashing the crockery in the kitchen , her walking-frame squeaking over the lino as she pushed it about . |
| 29 | I will be in the office tomorrow , storming around the rooms as usual . ’ |
| 30 | He will come round the wicket to start probing the rib cage and looking for the catch as the batsman tries to fend off the ball . |