Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven-year-old leukaemia sufferer Paul Hindle was dragged off his pride and joy when the gang pounced as he played with his pals . |
| 2 | This section describes the procedures which a user designated as the ‘ Offline Operator ’ should follow to satisfactorily carry out the requests made by an Offline run . |
| 3 | With his parents and sister involved as well , Larkins Brewery produces up to 30 barrels a week ( each barrel is 36 gallons ) and they are sold to discerning pubs in Kent and Sussex . |
| 4 | The more major fragmentation occurred as developments were made in the control of the machine tools themselves . |
| 5 | He was still laughing as two policemen came into the bar , but , despite himself , and despite his certain knowledge of his complete innocence , Herr Nordern 's heart sank as they made their way towards his table . |
| 6 | It was a terrible disappointment , my heart sank as for the first time I detected a stiffness in Leo 's voice . |
| 7 | My heart sank as I looked around . |
| 8 | His heart sank as he said falteringly , ‘ I will pay you tomorrow . ’ |
| 9 | She glanced at the backdrop of gentlemen , most of them in uniform , standing uncomfortably near the wall as though to divorce themselves from the proceedings and her heart sank as she thought of Craig , he should be here today , sharing in her adventure . |
| 10 | Most of the shops seemed already to be closed and her heart sank as she identified the unlit frontage of number seventeen . |
| 11 | Her heart sank as she contemplated how , as usual , she would walk up , bleat out ‘ excuse me ’ and then be forced to wait , powerless , while they peeled themselves slowly and insolently away from the door . |
| 12 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 13 | Her heart sank as she remembered the phone call which for the first time began to make sense . |
| 14 | Peter Rainford was unpleasantly attentive but his wife was quite happy with Felipe , and Maggie 's heart sank as they arranged to go round the Alhambra with them the next day . |
| 15 | Her heart sank as he answered , ‘ Make it soon after work , will you ? |
| 16 | Then her heart sank as he grinned at Doreen . |
| 17 | My heart sank as he made a note of it . |
| 18 | Her heart sank as she realized what she had laid herself open to . |
| 19 | Her heart sank as she tried to negotiate her way between the truth and a lie . |
| 20 | Her heart sank as she saw Helen gazing at her in astonishment . |
| 21 | Although prejudice lessened as time went on , there would always be those who resented these foreigners and their strange ways , and who would be ready to point a finger . |
| 22 | The black wings and running-board set off the sober mole colour of the body , and the President glowed as he proudly explained the working of the controls and gear lever , opened the doors to display the interior with its adjustable foot-rests for the rear-seat passengers and obliged a request from one admirer to see how much space there was in the luggage compartment at the back . |
| 23 | The weight lessened as the Twins climbed up the cables . |
| 24 | ( A ) Recombinant RAP30 ( r30 ) and RAP74 ( r74 ) expressed and purified as in Methods were analyzed on 10% SDS-PAGE along with HeLa native TFIIF purified as in ( 24 ) and visualized by silver staining. 1 . |
| 25 | The tragedy occurred as John Robson , 15 , of Essex Close , Grangetown , Middlesbrough , went to collect paper money owed by Robyn Thrower , 25 , who lived a few doors down from his own . |
| 26 | The dispenser hummed as the null-grav units tried to compensate , and the machine juddered to one side . |
| 27 | Certain categories of losses may require closer investigation to ensure the loss occurred as stated e.g. spillage of liquid in video recorder , camcorder accidentally left on seat of train , etc . |
| 28 | Her car seat squeaked as Blanche reached up to switch out the light . |
| 29 | The demonstration came as Préval was being rebuked in parliament for the government 's poor economic performance and for his administrative reform programme , which , his critics claimed , lacked clear objectives or a coherent policy for the dismissal and appointment of state employees . |
| 30 | The car vibrated as he climbed in . |