Example sentences of "[coord] as [pron] [verb] [coord] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and as they married and left home , I was working |
| 2 | And as I stood and gazed my fill A stable-boy came down the hill . |
| 3 | His hands left her hair , moved swiftly down her spine , cupping her rear suddenly and pressing her tighter against his hard body , a harsh groan coming from the back of his throat as one strong hand swept suddenly to her breast , and as he touched and stroked her there she gave a fierce moan of excitement , whispering incoherent words against his mouth in blind , overpowering , dazed response . |
| 4 | Oh , my darling , darling , she wanted to cry , and as he moved and lay down with her and their legs entwined , so she realised , without fear , that along with his shirt , so too had his trousers gone . |
| 5 | But the sound she now made in her throat brought both Aggie and Ben 's eyes on her , and as she turned and fled from the room and Ben made to go after her , Aggie 's voice halted him , saying firmly , ‘ Leave her be ! |
| 6 | But as I raved and grew more fierce and wild |
| 7 | He was a comical little man but as she smiled and tried to say the right things — ‘ Oh ! |
| 8 | The self-inflicted pain goaded him into a furious spasm , but as he strained and thrashed against the wicker walls in the darkness all he achieved was the sense that the basket had not yielded a millimetre . |