Example sentences of "that [vb past] [adv prt] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Budget cut in car tax , from 10 per cent to five , led to a brief flurry of sales that fizzled out as the election approached . |
| 2 | With an enjoyment that came back as soon as he started to work , he invented a solo routine that was deliberately and taxingly physical . |
| 3 | She had used make-up sparingly due to the heat , and had chosen a blouson dress with thin straps , made of numerous tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked showing off the pastel rainbow hues of the silky material . |
| 4 | ‘ He had a lot of wavy black hair on top that flowed about as he conducted , ’ she said . |
| 5 | As Ken told John Lahr , author of the official Orton biography Prick Up Your Ears ( Lahr also edited the Orton diaries ) : ‘ He ( Orton ) had this capacity to have a sexual adventure and tell you the conversation that went on as well . |
| 6 | The shriek that went up as she sank back on to a wicker sofa drumming her heels on the ground and yelling and shouting that she wished he were dead , and that she 'd been dishonoured , made him quite alarmed . |
| 7 | She sensed rather than heard the collective sigh of relief that went up as her acceptance rang round the studio just a moment before the signature tune flowed through the headphones , signalling the end of the programme . |