Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] as [pron] was " in BNC.

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1 As the boat rammed the steel plates , fabric ripping as it was dragged up against the rough barnacled side , he fired .
2 The police pointed out that I did n't have a tail light working as I was parking it .
3 Even in the wet , it was almost impossible to get the test car 's tail moving as it was fitted with Mercedes ' Anti-Skid Control ( German acronym ASR ) , which works like anti-lock brakes but in reverse .
4 ‘ If the players are to be given some incentive , they really have to get the North going as it was .
5 His mother screaming as she was raped ; his brother bursting from their hiding place to run in and try to save her .
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