Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this time Paddy seemed to be quite enjoying himself as we trotted on through the silent , thistle-filled fields edged with woods . |
| 2 | Directing the building of what appeared to be a large fortification , Ross was clearly enjoying himself as he laughed and joked with the children , as perfectly at ease in these casual , unsophisticated surroundings as he was in the cosmopolitan offices of a smart City boardroom . |
| 3 | He clutched it by two handfuls of thick fleece , bracing himself as it tried to lunge forwards . |
| 4 | " But first , ladies and gentlemen , you should know that Dr McNab holds the discredited belief that you catch cholera by drinking … more precisely , that in cholera the morbific matter is taken into the alimentary canal causing diarrhoea , that the poison is at the same time reproduced in the intestines and passes out with the discharges , and that by these so-called " rice-water " discharges becoming mingled with the drinking water of others the disease is communicated from one person to another continually multiplying itself as it goes . |
| 5 | He tried to breathe slowly , calming himself as he waited . |
| 6 | Slackening her step , she felt hope renewing itself as she strolled along the pavements past tubs of flowering plants interspersed with benches crowded with people resting their tired feet or simply sitting back and enjoying the sunshine while they watched the passers-by . |
| 7 | The Manchester winner came after seventy two minutes ; Swindon will be kicking themselves as they watch how substitute David Oldfield , a £6,000 signing from Luton , got the deciding goal . |
| 8 | Liam was n't sure , but he had the feeling Nellie was beginning to take an interest , and was even enjoying herself as they sat in the bus . |
| 9 | Then observing himself as he fluttered and flustered the teenaged Lara in a restaurant ! |
| 10 | But first I want to say how sorry I am that I had to send Dawn to you instead of coming myself as I promised . |
| 11 | ‘ Remember one thing ! ’ he said angrily , only just controlling himself as he held her by the shoulders . |
| 12 | She explains that Thru is ‘ a text that is really constructing itself and then destroying itself as it goes along … whenever I slide into a realistic scene … something happens later to destroy it , to show that these are just words on a page ’ ( 4 ) . |
| 13 | I seemed to be detached from myself , watching myself as I sat spooning sugar into my cup , seeing the brown liquid absorb the solid grains , thinking about the incidents of my life that clogged the flow of time . |
| 14 | Elizabeth of Spalbeck imitated the Passion of Christ at the Canonical Hours : at Matins , beating herself as she remembered Christ being taken with swords and staves ; at Prime , walking with arms twisted behind her back like a bound thief to commemorate Christ being led from Caiaphas to Pilate and then Herod ; at Sext , None and Evensong , stretching herself in a cruciform posture . |
| 15 | It is a common sight to see bands of penniless zealots whipping and beating themselves as they travel from village to village , begging scraps of food and preaching their own nightmare vision of doom and despondency . |
| 16 | I kept hugging myself as I imagined over and over telling Marcus what I knew and reassuring him that it would n't make any difference to us . |
| 17 | The important thing is to increase time before pace ; so walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes , gently stretching yourself as you go . |
| 18 | If you are already physically active , then you should start out with a brisk , vigorous walk for 20 minutes , stretching yourself as you walk . |