Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The realisation that the lift was carrying them upwards instead of down made her heart jump horribly , and it went on fluttering febrilely as she stole a look at Luke , standing so still and confident at her side , and knowing , damn him , that she could n't bring herself to protest or ask questions in front of an audience . |
| 2 | Dot wanted to tell her how they were much better staying just as they were . |
| 3 | He looked at her , the temper suddenly draining away as he assessed her expression . |
| 4 | I nodded again , not looking up as I ate . |
| 5 | To prepare for this he had moved many of his photographs , pictures , books and other possessions from London so that the house , though not looking exactly as it did when he was there , became a showplace bursting with Shaviana . |
| 6 | This meeting was not turning out as she had planned . |
| 7 | The coach was just pulling in as they arrived . |
| 8 | Sean was intent on not coming back as he believed he was in the right , but he did feel very upset . |
| 9 | Mm I bet it 's been twisted I 've had experience of things I 've said being in the paper and not coming out as I 've said them . |
| 10 | Not leaning forwards as you rise . |
| 11 | Up there she 's got no disrespect , somebody who 's not quite as bright as they might be er and she 's not working overtime as they would do here if they got behind , they 're working half eight to half four is it Ray ? |
| 12 | People lied about their intentions up to the moment of voting and went on lying even as they left the polling stations , saying they had voted for Labour when they had voted Tory , ’ he says . |
| 13 | She was still laughing softly as she laid the phone down , but the laughter died in her throat as she looked up to see Adam standing a few feet away , his eyes hard as jet . |
| 14 | Gregson demanded , hardly slowing down as he drove . |
| 15 | The first two weekends of the 1977 season were for Mario anyway marred by accidents : in Argentina the nose-mounted fire extinguisher exploded , and in Brazil he found himself sitting in a pool of petrol and got out of the car while it was still moving just as his cockpit went up in flames . |
| 16 | Lindsey was still breathing hard as she strode through hospital reception , with an effort managing to smile at the small group of people sitting there before going through to the consulting-room and flinging her jacket on to the nearest chair . |
| 17 | It was still snowing lightly as they walked to the Mercedes . |
| 18 | are still collapsing sideways as we gear down into |
| 19 | I have for myself come to the conclusion that owing to the conditions which exist in the world today , having regard to the economic environment , having regard to the situation of our country , if we go on pattering along as we are we shall have grave unemployment with us to the end of time , and I have come to the conclusion that the only way of fighting this subject is by protecting the home markets . |
| 20 | They would be cooked into a greasy stew with vegetables and served up looking exactly as they did when they were raw : pale and nauseatingly realistic , with the toes and claws intact . |
| 21 | She could feel his hot weight pinning her against the mattress , her legs helplessly kicking out as he began remorselessly to stroke her silken side , bringing his hand slowly and repeatedly from shoulder to hip . |
| 22 | She , skilled in the ways of therapy , had after the first few sessions begun dissecting his own motives for him and Kevin , like an obedient dog , ended up nodding slowly as she told him clearly , fully , frankly what he meant when he said what he thought about what she or Henry felt , and how what he thought he thought about what they felt , or said they felt , probably was n't what he really felt any more than what they said they felt was really deep down what they really felt . |
| 23 | Things were n't turning out as she 'd expected at all ; now she was dazed , confused , hardly knew where she was or what she was saying . |
| 24 | It was n't working out as they had hoped . |
| 25 | Things were n't working out as they 'd hoped , he said , and it had been agreed to take Peter off presenting the early evening news programme . |
| 26 | They are frustrated because things are n't working out as they had hoped . |
| 27 | He sat and watched the quill being borne along by the current and then leaning over as it tugged at the end of the swim . |
| 28 | And erm it was mostly planting then as I was saying . |