Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children covered their eyes and turned away as the needle went in , but the squirrel only jerked slightly then lay still . |
| 2 | Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky . |
| 3 | An elaborate framework of twisted osiers , the Wheel was nine feet in diameter with the proportions of a water-wheel ; but lit by the lamps and raised aloft as it was , it looked gigantic . |
| 4 | Nathaniel Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly as they joined the group around the governor . |
| 5 | Bilici Constantin , a cheery film man in his early 40s , hurried back from France after an absence of 10 years and arrived just as Ceausescu fell . |
| 6 | The executive jet settled on its main wheels and braked sharply as the thrust-reverse and spoilers were deployed . |
| 7 | She was wearing a huge orange tee shirt and black leggings and looked exactly as she always looked . |
| 8 | The two girls collected their little felt bags and scurried away as Charlie sat himself down on a stool next to a box of plums . |
| 9 | Yesterday afternoon was misty and bitterly cold , but I walked the four miles to Wuthering Heights and arrived just as it was beginning to snow . |
| 10 | With the help of the Greyhound Bank it acquired Dan Air assets but grew quickly as its order book grew . |