Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked as I held the deli door open for him . |
| 2 | I asked as I stroked the baby 's fuzzy head . |
| 3 | I asked as I started the engine . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 5 | However , the warmth of the reception and the encouragement and I received as we travelled the length and breadth of this country , across to the ‘ Emerald Isle ’ and into Belgium was truly appreciated . |
| 6 | He was saddling a fat brown cob and I stared as he led the little animal out , climbed stiffly on to a box and mounted . |
| 7 | I thought as I closed the door behind me . |
| 8 | I cringed as I opened the fridge door , I hated opening the fridge door . |
| 9 | " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe . |
| 10 | ‘ Which explains your interest in the Third Reich , ’ I said as I poured the tea . |
| 11 | I shrugged as I opened the flat door . |
| 12 | Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field . |
| 13 | The lady was being offered a gas mask by Carter and gladly took it , just before she fainted as they entered the smoke filled floor . |
| 14 | Worry about finding his half of the mortgage must be getting to her , she realised as she left the kitchen , knowing that just thinking of her brother was not going to conjure him home to pay his dues . |
| 15 | And the house no longer seemed to be on the defensive , she realised as she parked the car . |
| 16 | ‘ Where are you sleeping ? ’ she asked as we made the front door . |
| 17 | Got your brolly , Breeze ? ’ she asked as they neared the door . |
| 18 | ‘ Where are we going now ? ’ she asked as he swung the car back into the main street . |
| 19 | ‘ Any news about who did in that poor lady that you found , Mrs Craig ? ’ she asked as she took the money . |
| 20 | ‘ Are we eating out or in tonight ? ’ she asked as she took the sopping sponge from his hand and squeezed it murderously into the sink . |
| 21 | The intertwined limbs against a dark tree she passed as she left the park seemed beautiful to her . |
| 22 | Honestly , he 's driving me insane ! ’ she exclaimed as she stirred the Aga into reluctant life . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 24 | ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her . |
| 25 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 26 | She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face . |
| 27 | What a dump , ’ she added as they entered the village . |
| 28 | Bring a bottle , " she added as we mounted the stairs . |
| 29 | She added as she reached the bottom of the stairs where Miss Merchiston had arrived to meet her , ‘ I 've told the mistress as how Miss Kyte is come at last , and she said to bring her up straight . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Please , ’ she murmured as she climbed the steps to the fifth-floor Brooklyn Heights flat she 'd subleased for the summer , ‘ please , let this be an acceptance ! ’ |