Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [noun pl] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surrounding roads were jammed and buses were filled to over-flowing as commuters switched from Underground lines following the coded warning . |
| 2 | Dave Heath got the fourth … the Wildcats finally stirred thanks to a goal from Bryan Larkin … the Kings kept going though … they led by 10-1 in the third period before Swindon came back with four late goals … it finished 11 … 5 … with fists flying as tempers flared towards the end … the second leg in two weeks time at Swindon should be a scorcher |
| 3 | Posing as tax-payers engaged in writing , film-making or oddball societies , we tried to enlist the honourable members in activities and causes close to their hearts . |
| 4 | Passing cars on the southbound carriageway slowed and came close to bumping as drivers rubbernecked for a spot of interesting carnage , but they drove on disappointed . |
| 5 | And the pharmacists ' slogan , ‘ If You Want a Tan — Get a Healthy Tan ’ , is worth repeating as thoughts turn towards all those sunshine holiday bargains currently plastered over travel agents ' windows . |
| 6 | She fled screaming as bricks smashed into the bath at her boyfriend 's home in Tividale , West Midlands . |