Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ordered dinner , then conversation turned to the play , and for once Marianne lost centre stage as Josh began talking about his own work and the hopes he had for it . |
| 2 | As Ryker came careering into the kitchen , Julie threw back the cellar hatch and came hurtling forth like a maddened trap-door spider , brandishing the hammer . |
| 3 | It 's no good depending as Owen said waiting for people to fit lights themselves , they wo n't because they do n't think accidents can happen to them . |
| 4 | Salt said as Jess came running into the kitchen . |
| 5 | There he had stared in amazement as Durkin came chugging up the drive in a cloud of black smoke , driving that wonder of the age , an automobile . |
| 6 | And , as Silas stood listening to her , Lucy noticed his jaw tighten in anger . |
| 7 | As Dhuoda sat writing at Uzès in Septimania , another writer , Nithard , was hard at work at the other end of Charles 's kingdom , in Francia . |
| 8 | As Olazabal stood watching in virtual disbelief , South Africa 's David Frost made his seven-footer for the birdie and a one-shot victory over the Spanish star for the $1 million first prize , Frost 's second straight triumph in the event . |
| 9 | His return fire lifted Weaver off his feet and flung him two yards backwards , to sprawl at Bodie 's feet as Bodie came racing through the side garden . |