Example sentences of "and as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as everything slipped away she could only hold on to the thought that somehow her murderer knew who she was . |
| 2 | But it was his heart , and as everyone said , you can never tell with hearts . |
| 3 | The Public Prosecutor pointed Zen out with one finger , and as everyone turned to look he slipped through the suddenly passive ranks to the safety of his office , closing the door firmly behind him . |
| 4 | And as no-one takes the paradigm seriously , no-one is troubled to try to find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous data . |
| 5 | This seems to indicate that , despite his reference to sex as a fine and noble thing , he still regards it with a certain amount of misgiving , and as something that should be kept under strict control . |
| 6 | Chaplin never used film for some extraneous purpose ; rather he fulfilled himself as a cinema artist by using film 's own logic and by fulfilling the expectation of that vast audience that had come to accept film as something that worked and as something that offered ‘ sure-fire ’ entertainment . |
| 7 | The second element is the picture of serious inquiry as optional , and as something from the results of which the inquirer is distanced . |
| 8 | It took less than two years for the computer to change from being perceived as a threat and as something only big businesses would use to something one buys for doing income tax . |
| 9 | And as something flickered across his eyes , for the first time she wondered what on earth he was doing here in London . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh ! ’ she exclaimed open-mouthed , and as something else suddenly occurred to her , ‘ You wretch ! ’ she berated him lovingly . |
| 11 | Henry VII , asking for such a loan in 1496 , told his people that ‘ this is a thing of so great weight and importance as may not be failed , and therefore fail ye not thereof for your said part … as ye intend the good and honour of us and of this our realm ; and as ye tender also the weal and surety of yourself ’ . |
| 12 | He readily admitted , ‘ As far as audiences go , I think I 'm much more famous as Madonna 's husband and as somebody who hits photographers than as an actor . ’ |
| 13 | And as somebody mentioned earlier , again I think it would be wise to , was it Steve ? |
| 14 | Very poor , one side margins , the other side very little , squashed up to the top of the page , and as somebody said , there is T. |
| 15 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 16 | Once inside , she almost threw the candle onto the bedside table , then , dropping onto her knees by the side of the bed , she buried her head in her folded arms , and as her crying racked her body she groaned out her feelings ; but there was no condemnation for either of her parents , only a deep sorrowing sadness . |
| 17 | He paid regular visits to Cambridge to see Valerie , and she would return to camp from these visits absolutely dying to pour out all her troubles to somebody , and as her bed was right next to mine it was usually me who had the honour . |
| 18 | And as her voice ended on another high scream the door opened and the Mother Superior came in . |
| 19 | Her smile was luxurious , and as her eyes did briefly meet Alice 's , she seemed actually to be tantalising and teasing . |
| 20 | The recipients were Mary Ayliffe , Ernest 's wife , who had been tireless in her activities on behalf of the BDDA in her own right and as her husband 's interpreter , and William Gregory Wright , a skilled bookbinder , who had been deafened and lost the use of one eye by a fall at the age of four . |
| 21 | And as her fingers worked their way down his spine he shivered , the words echoing in his head . |
| 22 | He added , ‘ And as her husband I have the right to check on what Susie is up to . |
| 23 | She was already within arm 's length , only the door standing between them to prevent him from reaching her , and she clearly suspected nothing because she was moving in and as her hand passed close to the glass , he could see it in vivid pastel detail . |
| 24 | She pictured a straw boater and a bicycle and as her smile spread he abruptly faced her . |
| 25 | And as her eyes moved on , a yellow-green haze |
| 26 | And as her pregnancy advances her need for insulin will gradually increase . |
| 27 | She was n't passive , did n't want to be , and as her fingers dug spasmodically into his back , finding each nerve-centre , then down to the base of his spine , she arched into him , her legs wrapped round his thighs , her head thrown back . |
| 28 | They stared at one another , and as her mama had so often said , and thought again as she watched them , they were so alike in every way except their sex that they might have been two sides of the same coin . |
| 29 | She has said nothing of this to me , and as her father I really ought to know , I think , what she , and you , propose to do , even if in the modern fashion you do not choose to ask me for my blessing . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The devil ! ’ he uttered , and as her hands left its edge he let her go and seized the tray before it could fall . |