Example sentences of "[coord] as [pron] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or as we English put it rather more euphoniously : the wood for the trees . |
| 2 | Once inside , she almost threw the candle onto the bedside table , then , dropping onto her knees by the side of the bed , she buried her head in her folded arms , and as her crying racked her body she groaned out her feelings ; but there was no condemnation for either of her parents , only a deep sorrowing sadness . |
| 3 | And as her fingers worked their way down his spine he shivered , the words echoing in his head . |
| 4 | She pictured a straw boater and a bicycle and as her smile spread he abruptly faced her . |
| 5 | And as her pregnancy advances her need for insulin will gradually increase . |
| 6 | ‘ The devil ! ’ he uttered , and as her hands left its edge he let her go and seized the tray before it could fall . |
| 7 | ‘ And as its people eat your people , ’ it said . |
| 8 | There are only two network providers — Cellnet and Vodafone — and as their licences prevent them from dealing directly with end users , this role is fulfilled by the service providers . |
| 9 | Damian lifted hooded blue eyes to look at her , and as their eyes met she felt her body tremble , heat rushing through her . |
| 10 | Dr Neil bent down to take the bloom from her , and as their hands met his heart gave a great lurch . |
| 11 | She folded her arms across her chest , hiding the design , and as his expression betrayed his misunderstanding of her denial . |
| 12 | No words passed between them , and as his strides lengthened she had to almost run to keep up with him . |
| 13 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
| 14 | And as his fingers clasped hers , a strange sensation had shot through her , as though with that handshake he had branded her forever . |
| 15 | And as his fingers fondled her gorgeous nether cheeks , so his kisses became more and more intimate . |
| 16 | To her shock and horror his head swooped down and as his mouth claimed hers so impassionately a flash of hope surged in her heart like a spear of lightning out of a blackened sky . |
| 17 | And as his hand caressed her scalp , his expression had subtly altered . |
| 18 | Alain moved until his body was half over her and as his lips explored her mouth his hand moved over her face and neck , searching her skin with increasing ardour until with a low groan he moved right over her , pressing her into the straw as his hands cupped her breasts . |
| 19 | But as her parents took her for a swim , she collapsed without warning and died . |
| 20 | I completed another tour of the mill and cottage , this time with Nigel in tow , trying to sound as objective as I could , as if I , too , saw mere possibilities , but as our tour progressed I could see that Nigel had warmed to it almost as much as I. He pointed out some ‘ interesting features ’ that I had missed , such as some of the wooden working parts of the mill machinery set high in the plastered walls , and told me what they had originally been used for . |
| 21 | But as my dad reminded me , we were lucky , nothing had been permanently damaged . |
| 22 | It is difficult to identify this character in unsectioned skulls , but it is likely that some degree of airorhynchy is primitive for hominoids , greatly exaggerated in the pongine lineage and modified towards klinorhynchy in hominines , but as my observations lead me to believe that the bonobo is airorhynchous to some degree , it is difficult to be sure of the ancestral hominine character state . |
| 23 | But as his hand grasped her arm , she recognised defeat , and , halting , she swung around . |