Example sentences of "[vb past] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were rattled and bounced as the tail of the column swung about , but they were safe . |
| 2 | She surfaced as the car slowed down and turned sharply to the right . |
| 3 | These visits to New Southgate were , of course , reciprocated as the grandchildren paid a visit to Granny in Freegrove Road ; stopping off at Beale 's on Holloway Road for chocolate fingers on the way — a great treat — they would go to the side entrance of no. 17 and ring the bell . |
| 4 | Between 1979 and 1986 the UK 's portfolio investments overseas rose as the annual outflow increased . |
| 5 | Behind them a column of dust rose as the temple collapsed in on itself , but they did not look back . |
| 6 | The dispenser hummed as the null-grav units tried to compensate , and the machine juddered to one side . |
| 7 | lt was heading away from me and I could see the twin yellow eyes of its exhaust which dilated as the plane changed its inclination and became airborne . |
| 8 | She crossed the room and flung the window open , then sneezed as the sudden breeze sent dust motes dancing in the air . |
| 9 | What he described as the class system had rendered him contrary . |
| 10 | But the situation changed in 1991 , when a man described as the leader of the Ulster group was shot for selling drugs to Roman Catholics . |
| 11 | The flesh under her chin sagged as the fat disappeared but after just 5 months of stretching her lower jaw over her front teeth 5 times a day , her neck toned up magnificently and she looked 10 years younger ! |
| 12 | ‘ It does seem , ’ Nathan mused as the waiter departed once more , ‘ that things are working out quite well after all . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Big laugh , ’ said Cullam , and he winced as the thunder broke above their heads . |
| 14 | Ace winced as the teeth bit into the perimeter of the hole . |
| 15 | He looked up sharply at the sound of the door — Again ? he thought disbelievingly , and he winced as the movement aggravated the mild headache that he 'd brought home with him . |
| 16 | He tried a sip of tea and winced as the hot liquid scalded his tongue . |
| 17 | Josie switched on the lights for the department 's makeup mirror , and Lucy winced as the brightness hit her . |
| 18 | Lowering his denims to his knees , he winced as the blood soaked cloth pulled free from his wound . |
| 19 | Owen bellowed orders , and the bushes threshed as the Welsh circled their enemies and took to the thickest of the woodland on their way to the river valley . |
| 20 | It moved as the Germans advanced . |
| 21 | I shouted as the lads got up to join in . |
| 22 | ‘ What 's up Jackie , ’ Yanto shouted as the first boy jumped the fence into the pub yard . |
| 23 | Mickey Aronson shouted as the President sat in behind the wheel . |
| 24 | He stopped as the phone rang again , Monica answered it , and again cupped her hand over the phone . |
| 25 | He stopped as the drums stopped . |
| 26 | She turned towards the door , but stopped as the telephone rang and Joanna picked it up . |
| 27 | And what about — ’ She stopped as the telephone rang again . |
| 28 | She almost crumpled as the full rage of thunder exploded over the meadow and was still fifty yards short of the cabin when the squall hit . |
| 29 | ‘ I found as the charred remains came to light that one of their employees , who had left the firm last year , had been embezzling them for years and had set fire to the premises so that no trace could be found of his dirty work . |
| 30 | The land , particularly where it was peat-covered , sank as the water was removed and thus drainage involved lifting water out of the fields into high-level drains and rivers . |