Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adj] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cumulus clouds rolled majestically through the blue sky , casting shadows or releasing light as they did so . |
| 2 | At twelve , I acquired a snooker table , and became cross-eyed as I perfected my strokes . |
| 3 | For example , the firm can implement its own quality and inspection policies and amend these as they see fit . |
| 4 | And got heavier as they left the small station and straggled down a steep , cinder path . |
| 5 | I would like to think that she died still being floated by the giant kite , that she went round the world and rose higher as she died of starvation and dehydration and so grew less weighty still , to become , eventually , a tiny skeleton riding the jetstreams of the planet ; a sort of Flying Dutchwoman . |
| 6 | Manufacturing companies must analyse the profits arising for their shareholders and report these as they occur . |
| 7 | ‘ Hey , Miguelito do good , huh , ’ he giggled , with a little prance of his feet before scurrying forrard for the starboard sheet , and yapped dog-like as he jumped back into the cockpit , sheet ready . |
| 8 | But others criticised her for interrupting too often and looking unprofessional as she slumped in her seat asking him about his O level exam achievements . |
| 9 | I say , looking back to see Andy coming up the hill behind me , suddenly slowing and looking wary as he sees the man . |
| 10 | Hold on to this tension for a slow count to five , then let your feet relax and become limp as you breathe out with a sigh . |
| 11 | It was he who was now leaning towards her , and his voice and face serious as he went on , ‘ A big house , a room to yourself , and all the food you can eat is n't everything ; you can be as miserable as sin with it all . |
| 12 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |
| 13 | Paul Wakefield , 27 , of High Moor Road , was assaulted and knocked unconscious as he walked along Northgate just after 8pm on Friday . |
| 14 | The Irish backs missed tackles while Penaud was authoritative , Sadourny incisive and Viars electric as he clocked up a record 24-point haul . |
| 15 | The boy was so far from being ill-used or closely confined that he apparently lived a normal life , at least within the walls , going and coming much as he pleased , and eating in hall like a member of the household . |
| 16 | But I imagine this often happens — people are for all practical purposes sane as far as the analyst 's door and become mad as they stretch themselves out and explain their sanity . |
| 17 | The cykesound became a speck on the road , and grew bigger as it approached . |
| 18 | He liked the Latin name so much that he made up a sort of rhyme about it and chanted this as he went upstairs : |
| 19 | Highly forgetful , he is said to have put on all six shirts his wife packed for his tour and removed each as it became too dirty to wear . |
| 20 | The lamp-smudges seemed to swim towards me , dipping and swaying off-centre as I approached them My legs were trembling and when I put my hand against my face it was burning , and yet clammy . |
| 21 | With some wild , unplanned , unfocused idea of shaming him with feminine helplessness , she stayed mute as he drew her into his arms , and remained passive as he gathered her up to him . |
| 22 | The towers seem grey at first , but grow golden as you approach . |
| 23 | Like Loch Hourn , which in configuration it resembles closely , Loch Nevis is an inlet of the Sound of Sleat , initially wide but becoming narrow as it thrusts through the hills . |
| 24 | Following on this sixth behind Gold Options , he ran in the Troytown Chase at Navan but showed little as he finished down the field behind Roberts Rhapsody . |
| 25 | Leading scorer Paul Wilkinson struck his 20th goal of the season against his former club but looked glum as he left the dressing room . |
| 26 | The baby was awake but fell asleep as they reached the house . |
| 27 | The puppeteers , dressed as gardeners , are often visible to the audience , but become irrelevant as they bring the string , hand and rod puppets — portraying anything from a flunky haddock to the infamous loopy hatter — to life . |
| 28 | This rod is supple in the tip , but becomes powerful as it bends towards the butt . |