Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was n't even aware of having spoken the words aloud until she saw his face tauten with some undefinable emotion as he held her from him . |
| 2 | Some played up to the queue even more than I did , and at times it was quite a pantomime as they expressed themselves in their broken English with much arm waving and competitive claims . |
| 3 | Then he pushed everything from his mind as she touched him between his legs . |
| 4 | Approaching the signal box he mounted the steps , the hand-rail creaking as he used it for support . |
| 5 | I lay very still , the hair rising on the back of my neck as something nudged me through the canvas . |
| 6 | But to begin with this assumption is to by-pass , rather than explain , the mystery of perception as it presents itself to us if we assume that perception occurs because the perceived object impinges directly or indirectly upon the nervous system . |
| 7 | Behind her she could hear the sudden roar of the car engine as he pulled away from the kerb , then the steady throb as he slowed it alongside her . |
| 8 | Nathan was seated in the opposite corner , one hand easy on the wheel as he helped himself from the plate . |
| 9 | Ace unfastened her safety harness and clutched the sides of her shaking couch as she pulled herself into a sitting position . |
| 10 | Grasping her small suitcase in one hand , Gina followed the sign , drawing up with a soft exclamation of pleasure as she found herself in an oblong courtyard surrounded on two sides by what was obviously her hotel , a tall building of nineteenth-century architecture , its red-tiled roof gabled and decorated with iron curlicues , its many-paned white-framed windows set in mellowed red brick reflecting the pale northern sunshine . |
| 11 | Cautiously she made her way down them and flicked on the light , gasping in appreciation as she found herself in an ultra-modern kitchen . |
| 12 | Angry Brian Reatus , 44 , allegedly foamed at the mouth as he pinned him to the wall . |
| 13 | But he had to release his hold on her mouth as he dragged her up the stairs , so she screamed at Agnes and her mother , who were already on the stairhead , ‘ He 's killed him ! |
| 14 | This is a good activity for small group project work as it lends itself to the pooling of information and sharing different elements of the task . |
| 15 | His hands dangled over the sides of the wheelchair as they took him to the salon to meet the Bishop . |
| 16 | He sighed with wry regret as he took her into his arms , tipping her face up to his . |
| 17 | The court then went on to apply the law as it saw it to the facts of the case . |
| 18 | Gina gave an awkward laugh as she detached herself from his hold . |
| 19 | He turned to meet the Doctor 's gaze as he righted himself into an undignified crouch . |
| 20 | ‘ I take it you did n't enjoy my ‘ amazing performance ’ , then , ’ she said acidly , attempting to twist away from the hands laid casually at her waist as he ushered her towards his table . |
| 21 | They stepped off the kerb and Nicolo slipped his arm around Caroline 's waist as he guided her to the other side of the street . |
| 22 | But certainly we er as I said , the essential point is that we are looking , looking at the capability across the board and taking into account the strategic requirement as we see it in terms of the direct threat to the U K in particular , which is obviously dramatically declined as a result of the collapse of the Warsaw pact . |
| 23 | Earlier , I 'd had the good fortune to place my left ear point-blank to old Gavel Basher 's larynx as he asked everyone in a 20-mile radius ( or so it seemed ) to be seated . |
| 24 | Warden asked the question as he settled himself behind the wheel . |
| 25 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 26 | We have got , each one of us , to take our place as we find it in this world and make the best of it , and pull together with the others around us … |
| 27 | He seemed perfectly at ease as he faced her on the garden bench , and his wide blue eyes reflected a certain acceptance . |
| 28 | There 's no throttle as you know it on a modern car . |
| 29 | Besides having confidence in his artistic and physical abilities , he had a great passion for Nature as she showed herself in the Lake District which not only initiated his venture but maintained it all his life . |
| 30 | ‘ I suppose so , ’ she admitted reluctantly , eyes carrying a teasing glint as she lifted them to his . |