Example sentences of "was [verb] as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clinton Manning , who works for the Birmingham Evening Mail , was stopped as he put the £17,582 Rover 220 turbo through its paces . |
| 2 | Now his heart was thumping as he turned the elevating screw past five degrees . |
| 3 | Gasping , momentarily blinded by the water in her eyes , she became conscious of Niall , treading water beside her , of his dark hair , plastered against his head , of his bronzed , naked chest against which her own head was resting as he let the water take her weight , drawing her towards him . |
| 4 | John McLeish rose to go but was recalled as he reached the door . |
| 5 | It was stoned as it reached the Bogside ; Catholics clashed with the RUC ; and the Bogside Defence Association erected barricades . |
| 6 | A FRAIL pensioner died of shock after he was mugged as he fed the pigeons near his home . |
| 7 | The woman was attacked as she left the Yarm Road branch of Barclay 's Bank at 11am , yesterday . |
| 8 | The 20 year old student was attacked as she used the women 's toilets near the Martyr 's Memorial in the centre of Oxford . |
| 9 | Mr Cordle was applauded as he demanded the abolition of standing charges for pensioners on gas , electricity and telephone bills as a first step towards helping them . |
| 10 | Kelly 's head was swimming as she left the racecourse . |
| 11 | The Iranian 's hand was trembling as he lifted the handset from its cradle . |
| 12 | Azadi was trembling as he replaced the handset of the telephone . |
| 13 | He was frowning as he took the victor downstairs to Harry . |
| 14 | Maybelle , face ashen , was transfixed as she watched the Tunstalls leave . |
| 15 | He had a blinding headache and simply was n't thinking of what he was doing as he swung the car off the slip road to enter the motorway . |
| 16 | Sarah was crying as he lifted the heavy body into his arms . |
| 17 | When Talbot returned to the bridge he could see the marker buoy just astern , bobbing gently in the very small wake Van Gelder was creating as he edged the Ariadne gently to the north-west . |
| 18 | He was muttering as he elbowed the nurse away from a malfunctioning VDU . |
| 19 | The mare 's breath was roaring as she reached the crest . |
| 20 | Daisy , 57 , of Hindon , near Salisbury , Wilts , was hit as she walked the dog to a nearby village . |
| 21 | Julie 's hand was shaking as she pushed the key into the ignition but she sucked in a deep breath and started the car , checking her rear-view mirror both for approaching traffic and , more particularly , for that Granada . |
| 22 | I was shaking as I crossed the room … |
| 23 | He was talking as he led the way along a narrow hall , mounting the staircase to the first floor . |
| 24 | The bartender was whistling as he polished the glasses . |
| 25 | On the final day when Anlec fell Mentheus was killed as he led the assault . |
| 26 | He knew that Mariana was watching as he stripped the shotguns , oiling them before reloading the magazines . |
| 27 | Amelia Earhart — American heroic pioneer in aviation whose plane was lost as she attempted the circumnavigation of the earth . |
| 28 | The telephone was ringing as they approached the house . |
| 29 | The phone was ringing as she entered the room . |
| 30 | Charlie was chuckling as they left the cottage . |