Example sentences of "[noun] as [pers pn] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In what seems a somewhat specious argument , she urges Leo to bathe with her in the fire so that their mortal sins may be purged : but although the fire at first seems to do her no harm as she shows him the way into it , the self-seeking nature of her love becomes evident as her ageless beauty is destroyed : |
| 2 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 3 | That was what he meant to Mrs Sairellen Thackray as she served him the first of her good dinners of boiled beef and potatoes and onions towards which the town 's Chartists had all made their contributions . |
| 4 | At once Matthew relaxed , his eyes creasing in a smile as he wondered what the old man was up to . |
| 5 | May they remind us of birthdays and other gift-days as they teach us the secret that all life is meant for celebration and contemplation . |
| 6 | She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile . |
| 7 | My fear of a remote danger may be almost driven from mind by current emotions ; but to decide to take precautions I need no more than the faint tremor as I glimpse what the consequences of neglect would be like , I do not have to maintain the stimulus to action by living in constant terror until the danger has passed . |
| 8 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 9 | To be honest it would be between the portfolios as you call them the the folders and erm probably that the golfing thing . |
| 10 | ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone . |
| 11 | you see We was working together and you know a a few benches from each other and of course as I told you the the lads worked with a man . |
| 12 | He poured Moselle for her , brushed fingers as he handed her the glass and looked into her eyes . |
| 13 | Thank you Chairman , erm I 'm delighted to be the last person to present a set of budget proposals as it gives me the opportunity to draw attention to some facts that seems to have been overlooked by the representatives of the other two groups . |