Example sentences of "as [pron] [noun pl] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if apprenticeship was to work as its devisers hoped it relied upon the interest of freedmen in working for themselves in the time they were allotted and their generosity if their work for their former masters was to be energetic . |
| 2 | But as her parents took her for a swim , she collapsed without warning and died . |
| 3 | Just as her fingers touched it , one foot slid from under her and she lot her balance . |
| 4 | So I kept my mouth shut even as her hands lathered me in the colour of dirt . |
| 5 | Dinah felt the weight of Paul 's head , felt the smoothness of his straight brown hair as her hands stroked it ; and was aware of a shocking fact . |
| 6 | She faltered to a halt as her eyes met his again . |
| 7 | She did glance round then , and was shocked , as her eyes met his , by the jolt of her heart . |
| 8 | She stared at him and , as her eyes met his , once again , like the moment he 'd seen her in the pool , she seemed unable to look away . |
| 9 | As her eyes closed she heard her own swift intake of breath . |
| 10 | As her eyes refocused she noticed a depression in the pillow Fen had used — and something else . |
| 11 | The words blocked in her throat as her eyes begged him to help her out . |
| 12 | As her eyes widened he added , ‘ Perhaps now you can understand the reason why I bought it and why it is so important to me that it should succeed ? ’ |
| 13 | The tigress had seen me , or she would not have crossed the pool and hurried for shelter , as her tracks showed she had done . |
| 14 | There was an infinitesimal silence as her words reached him , sank in . |
| 15 | She felt the wave of shock that ran through him as her words hit him . |
| 16 | They feel they have no choice but to migrate , just as their fathers felt they had no choice but to migrate . |
| 17 | She had always accepted the unwritten law of the pop jungle — all publicity is good publicity — and no matter what the excuses , she needed the headlines as much as their writers needed her . |
| 18 | Pigeons found sheltered ledges , dogs that were normally unconcerned snarled as their owners tugged them on leashes . |
| 19 | Ponies tacked up in the pony lines yawned with boredom as their owners gave them a last polish . |
| 20 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 21 | As their numbers grew they formed a wedge between the barricades and the main body of the procession , which was forced to stop short some way away from the barricades . |
| 22 | As their eyes met she straightened suddenly , ignoring the stabbing pains . |
| 23 | Damian lifted hooded blue eyes to look at her , and as their eyes met she felt her body tremble , heat rushing through her . |
| 24 | As soon as their eyes met he inclined his head in acknowledgement . |
| 25 | As their eyes met he raised his glass to her , and smiled . |
| 26 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
| 27 | ‘ Bloody Claverse ’ as his enemies described him , ‘ Bonny Dundee , ’ as his admirers and a later poet immortalised him , with his ‘ long dark curled locks ’ and ‘ melancholy haughty countenance ’ , was one of those colourful , charismatic leaders who lend authority even to a bad cause . |
| 28 | All these seemed to relate to Balbinder 's needs as his parents saw them and Mr and Mrs Singh were beginning to seem happier . |
| 29 | As Storr points out , he only felt entitled to love insofar as his deeds merited it : deprived of the total , irrational acceptance which loved children routinely enjoy , he was doomed to an endless pursuit of this ideal state , but never with any real hope of success . |
| 30 | No words passed between them , and as his strides lengthened she had to almost run to keep up with him . |