Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 2 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 3 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 4 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 5 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 6 | ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare . |
| 7 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 8 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 9 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 10 | I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor . |
| 11 | ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face . |
| 15 | You will do it carefully ? ’ he added , his tone sounding suddenly a little dangerous , and Maggie stopped as she reached the door . |
| 16 | A weird island , they found as they walked the last half mile — after leaving the Mercedes in a car park with Dillon seated in the rear . |
| 17 | Most of the shops seemed already to be closed and her heart sank as she identified the unlit frontage of number seventeen . |
| 18 | Her heart sank as she remembered the phone call which for the first time began to make sense . |
| 19 | My heart sank as he made a note of it . |
| 20 | Her gaze flickered as he replaced the receiver . |
| 21 | It remains true that , apart from the foral provinces , government became more effective , defined , and concentrated as it approached the subject . |
| 22 | ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her . |
| 23 | Honestly , he 's driving me insane ! ’ she exclaimed as she stirred the Aga into reluctant life . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 25 | The motors whined as she put the speeder into reverse . |
| 26 | Her hands trembled as she poured the milk into the mugs . |
| 27 | His hands trembled as he read the report . |
| 28 | Kirov 's fingers trembled as he adjusted the fine-tuning dial of his radio set . |
| 29 | Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field . |
| 30 | She tensed as she filled the kettle , and checked the fridge for something for dinner . |