Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lisa 's heart brimmed over as , with a look of adoration , Alexander responded with the words she never tired of hearing . |
| 2 | With two matches remaining , any of East Anglia 's three leading counties could have taken the trophy , but Clark 's nerve held out as he stepped up to the mat with his last wood . |
| 3 | Billy 's eyes popped out as she kissed Yanto on the cheek and flopped into a chair beside him . |
| 4 | Rachel 's eyes lit up as she tried to take it from him . |
| 5 | Last night , Johanna 's father broke down as he revealed his daughter had mysteriously taken down her 50 Christmas cards from her bedroom wall only hours before disappearing . |
| 6 | The country 's leaders went on as before . |
| 7 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 8 | Gedanken 's tummy turned over as the awful truth dawned on her . |
| 9 | Folly 's voice petered out as some of her doubts started to reassert themselves . |
| 10 | It 's thought Becky Blandford 's hat came off as she fell and it 's not certain whether it had a chin strap , like the one she 's wearing here . |
| 11 | Again Agnes 's face screwed up as she said , ‘ And you expect them to take Jessie ? ’ |
| 12 | Amelia 's face lit up as she kissed an ewok from the Star Wars films — a sight that left the adult helpers in her group struggling to fight back the tears . |
| 13 | Manville 's face clouded over as he remembered . |