Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Events seen on the television the might before , or read about in the day 's newspaper , or relayed as they happen to police stations throughout the province over the MSX machine , naturally facilitate talk on sensitive topics or cam be used as contextually related props to achieve the same end . |
| 2 | Daemons howled and gibbered as they surged through the carnage . |
| 3 | She giggled and pouted as he chatted to her . |
| 4 | The needle immediately showed a reading , which then strengthened and weakened as he moved about the warehouse . |
| 5 | Outwardly he was calm and composed as he walked in the warm evening sunshine towards the House , but like the swans gliding serenely across the water , he too was paddling like hell underneath . |
| 6 | He choked back the tears and shook as he told of how he 'd been driving along the road when steam started coming out of the bonnet . |
| 7 | She took the photograph back and sighed as she stared at it . |
| 8 | It is , therefore , a phase of male sexuality which is purportedly being portrayed with the result that female readers are frequently belittled and diminished as they read about girls who are at one and the same time both the object of male disgust and the arousers of male sexual interest . |
| 9 | The thing which had seemed so hard was simple now , the gulf that had appeared unbridgable shrank to a child 's leap , and vanished as he stepped over it . |
| 10 | Fabia smiled , and discovered as she stood under the shower , that she was cheerfully humming a snatch of one of Dvořák 's Humoresques . |
| 11 | Too taken aback to know what else to do , Folly stood aside and watched as he carried in four more boxes . |
| 12 | With a foolish sense of loss she stood and watched as he hurried down the path towards the waiting Bentley . |
| 13 | Gorbachev and Co were jeered and booed as they stood on Lenin 's mausoleum . |
| 14 | One of the younger men with red hair was saying something to him , and Yuan answered briefly , and bowed as he sat in his place . |
| 15 | Her fists clenched and unclenched as she spoke in a low furious mutter . |
| 16 | Another avenue of enjoyable information-seeking — sadly , not as well-known and patronized as it deserves to be — is the programme of private gardens opened in aid of various charities like the Gardeners ' Benevolent Fund , from whom you can obtain a county-by-county week-by-week guide giving details of location , times of opening and points of interest . |
| 17 | She smiled and went and put the kettle on , and listened as he wriggled like a worm on a hook . |
| 18 | She watched and listened as he sat on the bed , held the frightened woman 's hand and made her believe it too . |
| 19 | They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all . |
| 20 | I sat and cried as I thought of the danger to Elizabeth . |
| 21 | Cowley took the picture and smiled as he peered at it . |
| 22 | Several people waved theirs at Bobbie , and smiled as she went by — people who never usually waved or smiled at her . |
| 23 | ‘ Cheap , ’ he granted her ruthlessly , and smiled as she glanced in the direction of Florian , who was now dancing energetically with the exotically lovely Nicky Kai . |
| 24 | ‘ In spite of having Alan Morris in the family , ’ Lesley said , and smiled as she drew into the left traffic lane at the lights on the outskirts of Comerbourne . |
| 25 | And then she heard the words that surprised and startled , confused her , so that the green eyes that flashed and sparked with anger softened and melted as she looked at him and heard each gently spoken syllable . |
| 26 | The temperature had dropped during the night , and the dead leaves underfoot were bearded with ice ; they broke and crackled as he limped around the car and opened the trunk to get his kit . |
| 27 | He was set upon and punched as he walked near the park 's tennis courts and the robbers made off with his wallet and jacket . |
| 28 | He stopped by the gate and waited as she limped towards him in the darkness . |
| 29 | Carson carried her weekend bag through a brick archway to a side door , and waited as she looked for her key . |
| 30 | She saw by his face that he had not , and grimaced as she thought of the gruesome tasks she was obliged to perform , degrading both for herself and for her far from easy patient . |