Example sentences of "and as they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clouds of steam would rise as they scooped beneath the surface of the warm fermenting heap , and as they carried their loaded baskets through the frosty morning air . |
| 2 | A superb all-round team display nullified the Midlanders and as they tired , Tranmere struck late with a quality goal to take the points . |
| 3 | and as they married and left home , I was working |
| 4 | The others paddled and scrambled over somehow and as they began to reach the other side , Hazel plunged . |
| 5 | He laughed , and as they began their walk he put his arm very lightly round her shoulders . |
| 6 | And as they push those systems harder , they will be able to move beyond their obsession with sales per store and think more about maximising sales per customer . |
| 7 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 8 | And as they planted crops such as barley and wheat , they sowed the seeds of a great Irish brewing tradition . |
| 9 | She was wearing a large muff and as they left the train Minton remarked , ‘ I thought you were going to smuggle me through the barrier in that . ’ |
| 10 | He 's thoughtful for Matt , she realised while hastening to keep up with his long strides , and as they left the shadow of the bush she said , ‘ I feel as if I 'm stepping out of one world and into another . ’ |
| 11 | What is actually happening of course we know in that case what is actually happening , because nerves erm er neurones in , in the base of the brain are actually sampling the blood flow as it goes through with sugar level and when the sugar level drops to a critical point , some of those neurones start to fire and as they fire gradually the message is passed on up to the higher brain centres and eventually you get the feeling you 're hungry . |
| 12 | And as they weaved their way from the stores lining the streets he explained what he had in mind . |
| 13 | They walked slowly , for Ruth had to negotiate Lilian 's pushchair up and down each kerb , and as they walked , they talked . |
| 14 | The Fitzgerald family went together to early Mass and as they walked home everything seemed normal . |
| 15 | He stood aside , and as they walked back to the office Lucy felt an unexpected wave of gratitude towards Doreen . |
| 16 | She fell into step between David and Rachel and as they walked around the poolside she looked from one to the other . |
| 17 | And as they walked , Shelley could n't quite believe that she was really awake , and not just dreaming of walking beside him , close to him , his strong fingers actually touching her flesh , and the warmth of his breath against her cheek . |
| 18 | With a few words of explanation Sophie made the introduction and as they walked together into the house her godmother said , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've got some news which wo n't please you , but first of all I want to hear yours . ’ |
| 19 | And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful . |
| 20 | A kestrel 's prey might be something as small as a beetle , and as they tend to hover twenty or thirty feet above the ground , their eyesight and the accuracy of their dive are both awe-inspiring . |
| 21 | But what happens in these clouds is that certain parts of them , certain areas of the cloud start to collapse , and as they collapse the temperature rises and the collapse increases , and as the temperature rises through a thousand to a million degrees we find that these are the regions where stars form , and it is really the major discovery , as far as astronomy is concerned , of the radio research that we now know a lot more about the early stages of star formation . |
| 22 | They went for long rambles around the hills which overlook Balmoral and as they lay in the heather he read out passages from books by the Swiss psychiatrist , Carl Jung , or Laurens van der Post . |
| 23 | Things do not go well , and as they climb higher it become clear that they are also no longer philosophically in tune . |
| 24 | Kalchu cut and stripped two stalks of maize for Hārkini and Lāla Bahādur and as they ambled along they chewed them like sugar-cane . |
| 25 | Barrows were piled high with fruit and vegetables , and as they passed the fish stall they saw the fishmonger gutting an eel . |
| 26 | And as they passed the rows upon rows of back yards , the grey washing on curious pulleys , the backs of hardboard dressing tables , the dust-bins and the coal sheds , it occurred to her to wonder why she should so suddenly feel herself to be peculiarly blessed , and a dreadful grief for all those without blessings took hold of her , and a terror at the singular nature of her escape . |
| 27 | " We were approached by a man and woman — a settled couple , I would have said — and as they passed , the woman suddenly spoke to me , calling me by name . |
| 28 | Gradually , the noise and traffic increased , and as they passed through the meat market at Smithfield , Oliver was amazed by the sight and smells of so many animals , and by the huge crowds of people , all pushing and swearing and shouting . |
| 29 | The interaction between SENSS teachers and class teachers as they work together with the class and as they exchange information is a great improvement on the situation which pertained in the days when remedial groups were withdrawn and then returned to class with a total absence or communication . |
| 30 | There were cries of applause and as they died down Donald Stewart turned to Cameron and said , ‘ Now , Angus , let us hear from you . ’ |