Example sentences of "[noun prp] as the [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel embarrassed , ’ said Meredith as the group disappeared down the lane . |
| 2 | A sound had her spinning round and she found herself looking into the astonished eyes of Marie as the girl slid from her bicycle and walked forwards to confront her . |
| 3 | ‘ Danny will be going on about the fair all night now , ’ said David as the bus disappeared through the factory gates , then as they turned away he asked , ‘ Are you on duty tomorrow ? ’ |
| 4 | And the Rechem case comes to Scotland as the Judge sees for himself the former factory . |
| 5 | That in a nutshell is the view of Derry 's seasoned midfielder Brian McGilligan as the countdown begins in earnest to Sunday week 's All Ireland final . |
| 6 | Page 27 TIP leaps 40 per cent : Pre-tax profits at TIP Europe , the trailer rental company , rose 40 per cent from £9m to £12.6m in the year to July as the fleet grew from 10,000 to 18,000 vehicles . |
| 7 | On the journey to Brunnen as the boat passes near the sheer face of the Seelisberg cliff , look out for the Schillerstein : a 24m ( 80ft ) high outrider crag , rising from the lake in obelisk shape , inscribed in letters of gold to the memory of Friedrich Schiller , author of the William Tell poetic drama . |
| 8 | POLICE will today enlist the help of champion trainer Martin Pipe as the hunt continues for racing 's dopers . |
| 9 | Such ideas were to preoccupy Coleridge as the year drew to a close . |
| 10 | ‘ Will she be all right ? ’ asked Jessamy as the car disappeared from sight . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't help noticing , ’ said Miss Labrooy as the train lurched into motion , ‘ that Dr Kingdom seemed rather upset after you left . |
| 12 | We have a convoy ! ’ yelled the UN official Larry Hollingworth over a radio link from Srebrenica to Sarajevo as the vehicles arrived with the commander of UN troops in Bosnia , Gen Philippe Morillon , at their head . |
| 13 | LADIES ' soccer : Kate Esden 's goal four minutes from the end brought two points Colchester United Falcons way against Luton Town reserves in a match disrupted by a blizzard.The 1–0 win ensures them of at least a runners-up spot in their first season in Division Two of the Women 's FA Eastern League.The League 's plate competition takes centre stage this Sunday as the Falcons travel to Stalham Seahawks , Norfolk , and the Eagles entertain Hemel Town at Alderman Blaxill School , Shrub End ( ko 2pm ) . |
| 14 | Barber then denied John Hendrie as the ball rebounded into play . |
| 15 | On the home front , the FT-SE 100 index took a 34½ point dive on Wednesday as the market reacted to the real threat of a Labour government after polls giving Labour a seven point lead . |
| 16 | ‘ This is undoubtedly Galway 's darkest hour , ’ said Mayor Padraig McCormack as the city looked like being transformed into an economic blackspot . |
| 17 | He followed Athelstan as the friar went from one canvas painting to the next . |
| 18 | And I 'll report that to the stewards at the meeting on er on Thursday as the initiative came from them . |
| 19 | There were derisory calls of a similar kind from the crowd long before the eighth round on Thursday as the fighters went to their corners after another three minutes of little more than dancing . |
| 20 | ‘ as if you would , ’ Frau Nordern said to Paul as the door closed on Karl . |
| 21 | It is a matter of dispute how they parted ; friends of Hayward suggest that Eliot left Carlyle Mansions on the morning of the marriage , leaving only a note of explanation behind — or , even , that he told Hayward as the taxi waited for him in the street below . |
| 22 | ‘ He 's a sadist , ’ said Ricky as the waiter arrived with their first course . |