Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] as [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sitting miserably brooding when Marguerite tapped on her door and came in as Jenna invited her . |
| 2 | Its substance reformed and repaired itself , recoagulating and stiffening even as Jaq hewed with his power axe and as his companions lasered . |
| 3 | Dandelion turned and raced back as Pipkin came up . |
| 4 | Bilici Constantin , a cheery film man in his early 40s , hurried back from France after an absence of 10 years and arrived just as Ceausescu fell . |
| 5 | She sniffed as she put down the parcel of books and took off her gloves , and sniffed again as Maxie sank back on his bench , relieved that his beautiful black Cadillac was intact . |
| 6 | Maybe she should fall asleep and wake up as Maureen Lipman , saying ‘ It was all a terrible nightmare . |
| 7 | She squeezed his shoulder comfortingly and stepped away as Eddie reappeared with a cloth wrapped bundle . |
| 8 | ‘ I think we 've done jolly well in such a short time , ’ Sophie said bracingly and added hopefully , ‘ Perhaps we 'll make some new contacts at the party tonight , ’ and watched thankfully as Joanna 's face brightened . |
| 9 | He was five years older than Minton and watched critically as Minton suppressed his intelligence in order to get on with his Circus which sometimes included boys of adolescent mentality . |
| 10 | RUSSIA 'S leaders vacillated between confrontation and compromise yesterday as President Boris Yeltsin softened his claim to special powers and parliament called an emergency session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to try to oust him . |
| 11 | She tossed her hair out of her eyes and looked down as Adrian approached . |
| 12 | Caswell let Theda go and whirled about as Benedict strode forward into the room . |
| 13 | Munro sat at his desk in the Haston Place flat and listened intently as Carter gave him the gist of his conversation with Vargas . |
| 14 | The two girls collected their little felt bags and scurried away as Charlie sat himself down on a stool next to a box of plums . |
| 15 | She walked through into the Lancaster Room again , where Phil Aldrich was still scribbling away on the hotel 's notepaper ; and for the moment ( as Sheila stood in the doorway ) looking up with his wonted patience and nodding mildly as Janet propounded her latest views on the injustice of the tour 's latest delay . |
| 16 | The rope was still thrumming and protesting tautly as Larsen hauled himself up its length . |
| 17 | Athelstan heard a sound close behind him and spun round as Cranston followed suit . |
| 18 | He drew out a sheet of paper , unfolded it on the bar and leaned back as Wickham and Marshall read the note and signature . |
| 19 | A land where 17 per cent tax is put on fuel and dressed up as Britain 's contribution to ‘ green ’ objectives , where a national lottery is about to yield a 12 per cent rake-off for the Exchequer , where charities are booming , blessed with a Budget tax bonus of £30 million a year and where a job in future may actually mean ‘ community service ’ . |
| 20 | They turned and waited silently as Jackie Tiptoe 's distinctive shape , looking in the queer light more than ever like a gargoyle escaped from a cathedral , made its way across the grass with a swift , hiccupping run . |
| 21 | All that could be seen of Daak was his chainsword , silent now and held aloft as Daak disappeared through the hole he had cut in the floor . |
| 22 | They both refused and sat down as Evelyn became the welcoming host . |