Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |
| 2 | Although as I see it the facts do not fit easily into the existing category of duress or of claims colore officii , they shade into them . |
| 3 | As long as you teach them the basics , they should be all right . |
| 4 | Glendambo is the last petrol station for 200 kilometres , " warned the Budget car-hire girl , as she handed me the keys to a six-cylinder Holden Commodore . |
| 5 | Richard hugged her as she gave him the keys . |
| 6 | In West Yorkshire to the South we have similar problems of inner city decline and there as we understand it the authorities wish to cater for their housing needs . |
| 7 | All the girls helped her to get the fire going , spread the tablecloth , put out the cups and plates , laughing and whispering and bustling about as they showed her the places and secrets of the kitchen , the room that was now her room . |