Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course , I told myself as I walked along an echoing corridor , it never did hurt nowadays . |
| 2 | The girl , who had started her paper round to earn money for Chrismas presents , was grabbed as she walked along an alleyway after finishing her Saturday morning deliveries . |
| 3 | As she stretched out an arm to switch off the light she saw , on the marble-topped bedside table , the book which had been open on the bedcover when she had first visited the house . |
| 4 | The attacker went up to the woman as she rode around an area of the south London Common known as the arena , blocking her path when she tried to leave and twice attempting to pull her from her horse . |
| 5 | For the next couple of years , Sinitta was dog-less as she ran up an amazing string of chart hits with the guidance of the nowlegendary Stock , Aitken and Waterman . |
| 6 | Her eyes widened as she took on an air of great sadness . |
| 7 | Hardly able to see a hand in front of her , but refusing to be daunted , Luce moved as fast as she dared down an alley-way little more than a metre wide . |
| 8 | As she stood up an empty wine bottle clattered off the bench and rolled down the pavement . |
| 9 | Richard O'Flynn , a training partner of John Treacy 's with a personal best of 28:20 , made an early surge as we ran down an avenue of skyscraping cabbage palms . |
| 10 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |
| 11 | " Early " is deictic here , but only inasmuch as it sets up an opposition to a notional " late " . |
| 12 | A local authority may assess a child 's needs at the same time as it carries out an assessment required under any other statutory provision . |
| 13 | Police say he only survived because he did n't hit anything as he rolled down an embankment . |
| 14 | " That was n't history , that was Hollywood ! " he exclaimed as he kicked off an examination of interpretations of history . |
| 15 | ‘ What in the world … ? ’ began Rose , feeling quite bewildered as he let out an amused laugh . |
| 16 | Vic said to Emily , as he picked up an egg . |