Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A moment later her arms were twining round his neck as his lips brushed hers as soft as gossamer . |
| 2 | She ran the tip of her tongue over her lips , heard the sharp hiss of Penry 's intake of breath , then his head blotted out the light as his mouth met hers in a kiss which shot a jolt of electricity through every vein in her body . |
| 3 | A long animal cry was forced from her lips as his mouth teased her though the silk of her bra , the damp lace rough against her fired nerves . |
| 4 | ‘ Why do n't you bribe a waiter to stand outside the door ? ’ she snapped back , then stalked past him without a backward glance , acutely aware of the small smile playing at the corners of his mouth as his gaze followed her . |
| 5 | She faltered to a halt as her eyes met his again . |
| 6 | She could hear the muted drumming of her own heartbeat as his mouth claimed hers , cutting off the protest that rose fleetingly to her lips . |
| 7 | But Jenna was too lost to reality to answer and when he unfastened the buttons on her blouse and found the high , taut peaks of her breasts she tossed her head from side to side in delight as his lips caressed them . |
| 8 | All these seemed to relate to Balbinder 's needs as his parents saw them and Mr and Mrs Singh were beginning to seem happier . |
| 9 | The Hastings brothers , he concluded , had made the significant contribution for the city team as their victory eased them to the sanctuary of ten points in the McEwan 's First Division . |
| 10 | ‘ He did n't run the team as my husband wished it to be run , ’ she said . |
| 11 | The central character is a young BBC World Service journalist who , in search of a big story , finds himself adrift in a world of moral deprivation as his investigations lead him deep into the rotten heart of the city . |
| 12 | Suddenly he looked tired , and there were deep furrows in his brow as his eyes scanned her for an instant . |
| 13 | Ponies tacked up in the pony lines yawned with boredom as their owners gave them a last polish . |
| 14 | And he led the way to the jeep , waving to the people in the café , and pausing to chat to Maria as she served a tray full of beer , and to Abuelo as his granddaughter led him away by the hand . |
| 15 | Robyn felt the heat of his body as his arms pulled her towards him . |
| 16 | Guide us oh God with your love as we await the coming of your son and give us all grace to welcome him into our hearts as his mother welcomed him in Bethlehem , and we ask her help as we pray . |
| 17 | The smaller leaves on the roses can also be pressed , of course , but you will have to discard the stalks as their thickness prevents them being pressed successfully . |
| 18 | She felt her heart give an erratic thud as his eyes held hers , heard his soft intake of breath as he turned slowly to face her . |
| 19 | Maggie looked so glad that he took her hand and raised it to his lips , kissing each finger as his eyes held hers . |
| 20 | Her senses reeled and she fell into his arms as his lips parted hers . |
| 21 | It had hurt almost unbearably earlier , when he had withdrawn from her to lie turned away from her once more , the shoulder he presented to her as eloquent a rejection as his disinclination to touch her . |
| 22 | Maxine , the receptionist , runs a small shop and tries to keep the sand at bay as our sailors trudge it into the bar in exchange for that badly needed cool drink . |
| 23 | But when she finally capitulates , consenting to call the sun the moon and see the world as her husband wills it , she seems not crushed but excited . |
| 24 | Everything else at IBM Corp was rather overshadowed last Tuesday by its announcement of the end of the world as its employees know it — and in effect , the death of the mainframe , but the company did also make a couple of significant product announcements , notably Release 2 of AIX/ESA mainframe Unix Version 2 , built on the Open Software Foundation 's OSF/1 Release 1.1 with additional IBM enhancements to exploit large processor capabilities . |
| 25 | The value of this book is in describing the world as its author finds it , rather than revealing hidden causes . |
| 26 | ‘ Get down , you fool ! ’ he grated in her ear as his arm drew her into the protection of his body , her face pressing against his neck . |
| 27 | Clicking his heels together and bowing slightly , Tim — or Tiger Tim as his pals dubbed him — would formally introduce himself and his sniggering friends . |
| 28 | The sound of shots as her ravager murdered her . |
| 29 | There was an infinitesimal silence as her words reached him , sank in . |
| 30 | As we insisted during the period of the Schools Council Resource Centre Project , there are many possible patterns of organization within and without a school , and what is experimented with or decided upon must relate to the local situation and to the needs of the school as its staff see them . |