Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were still laughing as they stepped down into the hold . |
| 2 | You are Scottish ? ’ and each time she touches my kilt with her hand , throwing her head back and laughing as we spin around the dance floor . |
| 3 | She was laughing as she went back to the garden and Wickham . |
| 4 | He was laughing as he rang off , and she could almost feel his satisfaction . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Come on gal , ’ he shouted , laughing as he stood up , ‘ let's see if I can find a deer to show you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Great , great , ’ replied Ben , still laughing as he jumped down and rejoined his comrade in the jeep . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The Oceanis thundered down the middle of the harbour , the anchor crunching as it picked up several chains on the bottom . |
| 12 | He reached for the file , flicking through the pages , frowning as he looked up . |
| 13 | Penry thrust his black hair back from his forehead , frowning as he looked up . |
| 14 | ‘ You can leave after lunch , ’ he said flatly , and then paused , frowning as he pulled out a vast painting of Rachel lying on a blazing sunlit beach , her slender body clad in a brief white bikini , her face young and lovely . |
| 15 | Then she replaced it and went over to see to Mrs Mitchell who lay on the top of the bed dressed only in a calico nightgown groaning as she writhed about . |
| 16 | Some like to have the item fully composed before they begin teaching others prefer to compose and teach parts , discarding and replacing as they go along until it takes shape . |
| 17 | However when we arrived at the spot we were confronted by a group or ten or so 16–18 year olds scattered across the moor who were screaming and shouting as they jumped in and out of peat troughs . |
| 18 | His legs were trembling as he ran back to the police car to radio for immediate medical help . |
| 19 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 20 | ‘ Hi , lover , ’ she said , her lips trembling as she fought back the urge to weep with happiness at his recovery . |
| 21 | She was trembling as she bent down and inserted it carefully into the left-hand drawer of the desk . |
| 22 | Start with the stalwarts of the organisation and let the message fan out from there , snowballing as it goes along . |
| 23 | ‘ Better that than a coffin , ’ he whispered , adding as he leaned in to retrieve his fiddle : ‘ And if my coffin is half as comfortable ‘ t is a smooth journey I 'll be having to Paradise . ’ |
| 24 | Preoccupied with the thoughts of his suffering , the trivial concerns of her lover become increasingly aggravating as they hang around with the crowds at Brighton . |
| 25 | ‘ I heard a photocopier going as I rummaged around , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Suddenly a low , mocking laugh rang out in the corridor , and she jumped as though she 'd been shot , her heart racing as she looked round into scornful green eyes . |
| 27 | There was a great deal of giggling and whispering as we passed by , and then Reid said , ‘ At last ! |
| 28 | Beyond Postojna the roads became increasingly worse , twisting and turning as we went through at Janene on the Croatian border where it was explained that we would have to pay a reduced fee ( as we were carrying humanitarian goods ) of 13DM in order to acquire the appropriate papers to allow us to enter Croatia . |
| 29 | He turned down a side-street , slowing as he slid in behind another vehicle . |
| 30 | My lungs exploded , imploded , exploded , imploded ; plumes of wet sand flew from my soles , rising as I sped on , falling in little curves and spattering back as I raced on into the distance . |