Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] as [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent low as he opened it . |
| 2 | Her hand found Lucy 's breast , her thumb found Lucy 's nipple , Lucy drew closer as she stroked her belly , and her little finger exploded on the springy turf of Lucy 's hair . |
| 3 | One old lady sitting upright , prim and wearing round National Health Service glasses , became agitated as I approached her chair . |
| 4 | She glanced down at her hand , wondering yet again why the memory of that day should be so insistent tonight , then her lovely face became expressionless as she wrapped herself in the familiar cloak of indifference . |
| 5 | Rachel leaned forward between the front seats of the ambulance and as she glanced down she saw that David 's knuckles showed white as he gripped his black case , his other hand on the door catch , ready to run ; Greg was gnawing the side of his thumb and behind her Nina was breathing deeply . |
| 6 | His lips were still purse on the last words when they suddenly sprang wide as he saw her almost stagger back from him , her hand to her throat , the colour draining from her face . |
| 7 | He had n't stowed his chainsword across his back , and Ace watched aghast as he swung himself too far , reached out with his left hand , and failed to grasp the side of the girder . |
| 8 | Then her eyes flew open as she felt her sodden shoes being pulled off and her feet engulfed in large , warm hands . |
| 9 | In seconds , his breath was warm on her cheek , and her eyes flew open as she felt him chest to chest above her . |
| 10 | She felt guilty as she held her daughter until the shivering and the teeth chattering stopped . |
| 11 | And the clothes felt good as she trailed her had along them — thin cottons — muslin 's — fine wool 's — nothing synthetic . |
| 12 | Her tone grew colder as she realized what the sergeant meant . |
| 13 | She lay still as he stroked her like a cat , and the love juice began to ooze from her to dampen the whole area of her crotch . |
| 14 | Jenna 's face went pale as he held her hand firmly against him . |
| 15 | Maureen looked annoyed as she opened her door . |
| 16 | A question died unspoken as she saw him . |
| 17 | They all fell silent as they recognised him . |
| 18 | The two men fell silent as they cantered their horses between low hedgerows that were bright with the early spears of foxgloves . |
| 19 | Ackroyd knew immediately where he meant and his blood ran cold as he knew what the foreman was going to say next . |
| 20 | Believing it was Travis , she froze round-eyed as she found herself gazing into four faces as surprised as her own . |
| 21 | If the ambiguity , the misinterpretability , of ‘ Go to the bank ’ struck one as one said it , then one would be seeing the sentence ‘ from outside ’ , so to speak ( 233–5 , 287 ) , in which case one 's thought and the sentence would be distinguishable . |
| 22 | At twelve , I acquired a snooker table , and became cross-eyed as I perfected my strokes . |
| 23 | He stood still as he recalled her plain speaking , and , his head hanging , he experienced a mixture of relief and a feeling that was most akin to shame . |
| 24 | With some wild , unplanned , unfocused idea of shaming him with feminine helplessness , she stayed mute as he drew her into his arms , and remained passive as he gathered her up to him . |
| 25 | Mungo 's heart pumped harder as he held his breath . |
| 26 | Leonora shivered and held out her hands to the stove , then stood motionless as she realised she was being watched . |
| 27 | With some wild , unplanned , unfocused idea of shaming him with feminine helplessness , she stayed mute as he drew her into his arms , and remained passive as he gathered her up to him . |
| 28 | His eyes flashed wide as he said it , and when he looked at his wife it was with unfeigned admiration . |
| 29 | Leonora flushed scarlet as she jerked her head away . |