Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [pron] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In a way , Matey , in a way , ’ said Dr Neil , lazily catching at her hand and pressing it as she passed him . |
| 2 | ‘ The Master commends his slave for the quality of the breakfast as well as the weather , ’ said Dr Neil , catching at her hand and pressing it as she walked by . |
| 3 | Adam went back to his private world as the plane bucked across the sky , the unseen hands of the veering winds twisting and turning it as it flew towards Hanover . |
| 4 | That dust was billowing and choking them as they struggled to ascend . |
| 5 | ‘ You can have another go later , ’ she said , taking Belinda 's hand and steadying her as she dismounted , ‘ but there are lots of other things to see ; you do n't want to spend your money all at once . ’ |
| 6 | Arups worked out a method of cutting out the rusted iron in very small sections and strengthening it as they went along . |
| 7 | ‘ You can carry on doing my washing , if that will please you — and knowing you as I do , I do n't doubt you 'll be in here at least once or twice a week clearing things up and telling me what a mess I 'm living in — just as you do now . |
| 8 | She now moved a few steps backwards and sat down again , straightening out one leg and rubbing it as she did so . |
| 9 | He came into the kitchen with her , perching upon one of units and watching her as she boiled the kettle and took down a couple of mugs . |
| 10 | By the end of the first month , you should notice your baby watching things and following them as they move . |
| 11 | It is a common sight to see bands of penniless zealots whipping and beating themselves as they travel from village to village , begging scraps of food and preaching their own nightmare vision of doom and despondency . |
| 12 | It was just after 9 p.m. that a PC arrived from the railway station carrying a small brown envelope , which Morse accepted with delight , smiling radiantly at Lewis but saying nothing as he slit open the top and looked briefly inside . |