Example sentences of "as [pron] [be] [v-ing] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shook my head and bent back to my work , but every now and again , as I was writing or just thinking , a niggling little side-track thought would distract me , and I 'd find myself remembering Janice 's words , and wondering what exactly Uncle Rory might have hidden within his later work ( if he really had hidden anything ) . |
| 2 | They could only see Blefuscu 's warships coming closer , as I was swimming and my head was occasionally under the water . |
| 3 | The boxer romped down the drive after me as I was leaving and the old man looked at him with undisguised admiration . |
| 4 | So long as yu is living an yu want eat food |
| 5 | ‘ As you were working and you run a business , I assumed you must leave him with a babyminder . ’ |
| 6 | There one met at each other 's homes for dinner , one eye on the clock on the way — cursing the traffic , having to watch the drinks as one was driving and must n't be too late as Nigel had to be up early for work . |
| 7 | But when I pressed O it turned out W but you know as we 're typing and all of a sudden you 've pressed O , and then I say I press W I got W up but no O. |
| 8 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 9 | But I looked at Mother as they were kissing and she had seen all right . |
| 10 | Sometimes , she would stare at them as they were talking and they would grow smaller and smaller , like a genie going back into a lamp . |
| 11 | One such exception concerns circumstances where a particular person does not have close relatives , where there seems to be an expectation that kin in the outer circle should give more support than they otherwise might , as it were deputizing or substituting for the non-existent children or parents . |
| 12 | I do not rebuke the hon. Gentleman for the length of his speech , as he is defending and promoting the interests of his constituents fiercely and properly . |
| 13 | and so it 's very much as he was thinking and it should be in the old testament really cos it was written you know , before Jesus |
| 14 | Later , as he was dressing and Helen was in the kitchen frying bacon , he shouted : ‘ You see , it adds up to nothing . |
| 15 | There was an almost equally dramatic sequel to the race when Carroll House , who is known to be a highly strung individual , lashed out several times as he was returning and almost caught well-wishers patting his quarters . |
| 16 | One passenger put a rope round his neck as he was driving and another robbed him . |
| 17 | He had already done his instrument checks as he was taxiing and the only warning-light that had not flickered was the right thrust-reverser one . |
| 18 | One night I had to call the vet out at half past twelve as he was sweating and shaking and in obvious pain . |
| 19 | ‘ If you look down as your are talking and are holding yourself in , you ca n't achieve what you want to achieve , ’ says Meribeth Bunch . |