Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] as [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trees were bursting into leaf and birds singing as they wandered along the banks of the river , their arms entwined round each other . |
| 2 | This is absolutely one of the greatest pop singles of all time : Earl Young 's cymbals fly as he experiments with patterns that would later become instant indicators of disco , the arrangement is equivalent to a condensed blaxploitation movie , the song is terrific and Rochelle Fleming 's lead vocal soars . |
| 3 | Brown eyes twinkled as he came towards Lindsey . |
| 4 | His eyes flickered as he looked at her , and she knew he was searching his mind for a joke . |
| 5 | But her husband was grinning , eyes closed as he collapsed into his chair , with the blonde mane moving between his legs . |
| 6 | His eyes shone as he spoke of his great purpose in life , and I was listening , fascinated , so neither of us heard the light footsteps approaching the cottage along the grassy path . |
| 7 | ‘ At least you 're honest enough to want to end one affair before starting another — ’ He broke off abruptly , his eyes narrowing as they rested on her tense face . |
| 8 | His mind recalled the familiar ambience of his trade ; men moving like black shadows behind the glare of the arc-lights the police cars tidily parked ; the flap of the screens , desultory voices conferring as they watched for the first lights of his approaching car . |
| 9 | Her breathing quickened , her eyes dilating as they stared into his . |
| 10 | His eyes narrowed as he looked at her , and seemed to glow with fury , their brown tint lightening almost to gold . |
| 11 | His eyes narrowed as he looked at her . |
| 12 | His blue eyes narrowed as he took in her curves . |
| 13 | The sandy-haired man 's eyes narrowed as he took in the possessive gesture , but he made no comment on it . |
| 14 | The twist of his mouth betrayed an inner fury , while his eyes blazed as he looked at her . |
| 15 | I glance into my glass and hand her back the J ; her eyes close as she draws on it and I put my lips to my glass , slipping that sucked-on sliver of ice into my own mouth and rolling it around there , pretending it 's her tongue . |
| 16 | The Baronne had retreated behind her mask again , but her lips tightened as she glanced at the label . |
| 17 | Bertha 's eyes widened as they turned to him . |
| 18 | Her eyes widened as she came to the last paragraph , and she stared at it before abruptly crumpling the paper and stuffing it back into her case . |
| 19 | ’ Her green eyes widened as she thought of a plan . |
| 20 | My worries melted as I looked at her . |
| 21 | Maggie found herself being inspected closely by two pairs of eyes and Candace Rainford 's green eyes hardened as she looked at Maggie 's face and the shining mahogany-red of her hair . |
| 22 | He smiled at the fancifulness of the thought , then caught his breath , seeing how her eyes flashed as she laughed at something her cousin had whispered in her ear . |
| 23 | When the gag went in , her eyes widened and her shoulders braced as she pulled in air through her nose . |
| 24 | There was an ‘ Oof ! ’ of expelled air as the man fell to his knees , his broad shoulders heaving as he strained for his next breath . |
| 25 | She felt her lips tremble as she smiled at him . |
| 26 | He smiled again , his eyes hooding as he looked at her . |
| 27 | On parents ' evening/parents ' consultation sessions it 's a good idea to invite neighbouring schools serving other phases to send displays of photographs , children 's work , brochures , prospectuses etc to be arranged for the parents to view as they pass through the school during the evening . |
| 28 | Notice that the quantity of bills increases as we move to the left along the axis , away from the origin . |
| 29 | However , her feet dragged as she went towards the office , where she found Silas listening to the answering machine while Doreen recorded the messages . |
| 30 | Hoarse cries busied the air , and Riven heard the gulls screaming as they fought for odd fish on the quay and whirled round the masts of the ships , speckling the docks with guano . |