Example sentences of "and [verb] down as " in BNC.
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1 | The snatching is usual on full lock as the universal joint in each front drive shaft speeds up and slows down as it is not a constant velocity joint ( unlike the V8 109 and Range Rover ) . |
2 | He took her hand between both his own , turning it palm upwards and gazing down as though he were a fortune-teller , searching the damp pinkness of her flesh for answers to all sorts of impossible questions . |
3 | She tossed her hair out of her eyes and looked down as Adrian approached . |
4 | Bewildered and cast down as she was , Nicandra managed a few skipping steps — this jolly movement her evidence that she was not in a state of unattractive sulks . |
5 | They both refused and sat down as Evelyn became the welcoming host . |