Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lisa stuttered to a halt — had he read her mind or something ? — he added , ‘ After all , we 're not exactly strangers any more . ’ |
| 2 | Folly watched in awful fascination as Lisa flicked through the cards . |
| 3 | She looked round as Doyle returned with the Diet Cola . |
| 4 | As ICI struggles in the current climate to maintain its investment programme it might find the two thoughts sitting uncomfortably together . |
| 5 | The sophistication and range of this style of cooking grew , as Sheila describes in the first chapter of her book . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | JONATHAN Davies scored 20 points as Widnes went on a scoring spree that took them into the second round of the Lancashire Cup . |
| 8 | As Shamir called for a show of hands , Sharon sprang to his feet and called upon delegates to vote against the inclusion of deportees from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a Palestinian delegation to enter into pre-election talks with Israel . |
| 9 | As Isabella makes towards the waiting Mercedes , one of the Germans shouts : ‘ But we 've come all the way from Hamburg . ’ |
| 10 | Later , after work , I got a pretty good look at these new pants of ours , as Tod stood before the full-length mirror unknotting the plump Windsor of his tie . |
| 11 | As Sabrina stood outside the hotel on the Place de la Gare staring up at the Cathedral 's spire silhouetted against the dark , sombre skyline , she let her thoughts drift back over the hours since their departure from New York 's John F. Kennedy Airport . |
| 12 | It was very dark as Newman drove along the road away from Walberswick on their way back to London . |
| 13 | As Marianne walked to the door , she turned away , unable to look at the woman who 'd brought her world crashing about her ears like a fragile house of cards . |
| 14 | Later they found a small , quiet restaurant on the outskirts of the city , and Shannon could n't help but notice the admiring glances of male diners and waiters as Marianne swayed into the room . |
| 15 | As Cardiff scrambled up the stairs he saw Jimmy raise and fire his own gun at the thing . |
| 16 | As early as 1933 , when he was nineteen , he watched in joy and fascination as Germany burst into a new era , and Russia fed her revolution on the flesh of her own children . |
| 17 | Cranston leaned back as Joscelyn brought across the steaming platters of food . |
| 18 | The bright sunlight had straightened the ball 's flight-path , and as Gower fed on the short balls and what he converted into half-volleys , there were fleeting thoughts of a century before lunch , such was his willingness to go after runs . |
| 19 | Mariana made a move to help as Trent returned to the living-room with broom and pan . |
| 20 | He looked up as Trent came into the room . |
| 21 | The mast quivered and bowed as Trent dived for the main and jib sheets , whipping them clear of the cam cleats . |
| 22 | She blinked and looked up , smiling , as Jim wandered into the room with a handful of X-rays . |
| 23 | The and their self-opinionated Premier , Jacques Delores , must be told clearly that we stand for co-operation of Western style democracy , not the old Eastern block style of all encompassing socialist state with the dead hand of Brussels directing policies , as Moscow did with the U S S R. Freedom of the independent nation and people must confer . |
| 24 | She chattered happily as Patrick drove along the Marylebone Road , speculating on the miracle that had brought John and Angela back from the dead . |
| 25 | " They 'll need young men , men of conviction , " Joseph said suddenly , as Patrick headed towards the door . |
| 26 | It became obvious as soon as Annunziata handed round the soup tureen that Comfort was deliberately trying to exclude David from the conversation and show him how de trop he was . |
| 27 | As Emmerson explained at the Seminar , banks typically only save information where legal or business requirements make the information necessary or useful . |
| 28 | He normally never wears anything on his head — ’ He broke off as Buckmaster reappeared in the doorway . |
| 29 | The second half opened up with Theresa Harrison hitting ten points as Sunderland eased to a 47–29 victory . |
| 30 | ‘ Not until you met me , ’ she added complacently , as Scarlet went to the door . |