Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ari held Nathan 's hand as everyone greeted the dawn of the Solstice Day . |
| 2 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |
| 3 | ‘ Is this one of the wines you import , Mr Hepwood ? ’ she asked — and suddenly , as everyone looked a trace amused , any tension she had imagined to be there magically disappeared . |
| 4 | ENGINE buzzing , wheels spinning , the go-kart whizzed around the track as everyone watched the daredevil driver … |
| 5 | Presumably they were only here to set the scene for the current convention , as nothing represented a period later than the fifteenth century . |
| 6 | There was a crash downstairs as someone knocked the record player over . |
| 7 | She was a spy , noting the spurt and lick of match-flame as someone lit a cigarette , the scent of rough tobacco , the light in the cupped hands , then the red tip of ash . |
| 8 | Then , just as someone mentioned the band were preparing to go on next door , my luck changed . |
| 9 | He heard a thunk as someone hit the crush bar on the inside of the stage door . |
| 10 | My heart gave a jump , then resumed something like its normal beat as I registered the fact that even in an empty house there were draughts , and doors moved and creaked with no one to push them . |
| 11 | The train for Dover left at Il.00 am so I bought a copy of Soldier magazine and leafed through the photos of happy-looking squaddies as I drank a cup of British Rail coffee , which tasted hot and disgusting . |
| 12 | " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe . |
| 13 | My breath was like dragon smoke as I filled the kettle . |
| 14 | I weighed in by saying that for some reason it no longer appeared in the Radcliffe Camera , as I gathered the library had ceased to subscribe to it . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , as I killed the horse , mother , I suppose I ought to go . |
| 16 | I then slowly walked along Fulham Broadway in the complete darkness , as I knew the road past Halford School would be safe with the clergy around . |
| 17 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 18 | I knew that voice almost as well as I knew the theme from Doctor Zhivago . |
| 19 | As I heard no explosion , I presumed the danger had been averted . |
| 20 | As soon as I heard a journalist say , ‘ John McCartney ? |
| 21 | The next morning , as I heard the story from Howard Samuel 's wife , Howard had remarked to her , ‘ Did someone telephone during the night ? ’ |
| 22 | In the old days , as soon as I heard the dirge start up , I 'd reach for the OFF button . |
| 23 | As soon as I heard the word Deptford my ears pricked up . |
| 24 | ‘ I was jumping up and down in my seat as I heard the end of the race , ’ he said . |
| 25 | It was an easy shot , but as I heard the bullet strike he bounded away . |
| 26 | ‘ As I heard the gossip , Riddle replaced the Scapegoat in the Wheel and two witnesses heard him scream as he bowled down the hill . ’ |
| 27 | That union supported me as I recruited the whole of the workforce and er , I was then sacked after four weeks ! |
| 28 | As I identified a minute or two ago , our approach to computerizing accounting applications fits hand in glove with the concept of relational database . |
| 29 | I had no regrets as I slammed the door behind me and left the cottage for the last time . |
| 30 | There were plenty of Garda around , and there ought to have been plenty more , as I saw a group of wild children steal chocolates from a shop and then run off down the road . |