Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , in the last days of November , a telegram arrived she knew what it must contain and trembled as she held it in her hand . |
| 2 | Her whole body trembled as he took her in his arms . |
| 3 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |
| 4 | The friar turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 5 | He cackled as he told me of his plan . |
| 6 | Dolly cackled as she dropped it into her dustpan . |
| 7 | Sam sighed as he slipped his onto the plate and peered round at Miss Harker who was fishing in a discreet net purse . |
| 8 | ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire . |
| 9 | He gave me a self-conscious grin and then yelped as someone thumped him in the back . |
| 10 | ‘ Guest room 's good enough for him tonight , ’ Fiona grunted as they swung him onto the bed and dropped him . |
| 11 | ‘ They 've got no consideration , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke stormed as she met us with a supply of dusters and aerosols and impregnated cloths . |
| 12 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 13 | I crept around to the back of the house and watched as he carried her through the kitchen and into the garage . |
| 14 | Where are you taking me ? ’ she demanded as he tugged her after him . |
| 15 | ‘ Let go of me , ’ she demanded as he hustled her towards his Ferrari , double parked , in true Roman fashion , just outside the door . |
| 16 | ‘ We were worried stiff , ’ she chided as she bustled us into the kitchen . |
| 17 | Susan exclaimed in horror , but the old man laughed as he slipped it into his pocket . |
| 18 | He looked so gorgeous that she tripped as she reached him in her high red heels , and landed against his hard chest with a gasp of shocked pleasure . |
| 19 | Ashi smiled as she knotted it at her throat . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , we do open to the public now , as you know , but oh ! the bills , and the staff want paying , ’ she said as she showed us to the door . |
| 21 | ‘ You are quite sure about this , Dorothy ? ’ she said as she handed it to her for her signature . |
| 22 | ‘ We are a scientific community , ’ he said as he led them into a dismal cavernous hall , ‘ and also a spiritual one . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 24 | Otley said as he helped me to my feet . |
| 25 | His heart lurched as he saw her for the first time for nine years , now in her new role as a woman . |
| 26 | It unrolled as he tugged it across the bedroom floor , and inside was the blood-soaked corpse of Maria Shill . |
| 27 | ‘ There 's only one bed made up , ’ she whispered as he carried her up the stairs . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're getting my postcards , are n't you ? ’ he asked as he kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 29 | ‘ Good week ? ’ he asked as he followed her into the living room . |
| 30 | Whitlock asked as he helped her to her feet . |