Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [noun] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she , in turn , knowingly and secretly absorbing his stare as she listened to her chattering companions , began to dismiss him as a potential client . |
| 2 | What he gave was a chronological narrative , apparently searching his memory as he went along . |
| 3 | They had to take their places on a enormous swing ; once seated it was lowered from the flies until the audience could only see their legs as they went through their act . |
| 4 | Graham sat in the deserted dining car for some time after regaining consciousness , his trembling fingers gently massaging his temples as he tried to overcome the throbbing in his head . |
| 5 | When the flow of tears slowly began to dry up she gratefully accepted the use of his handkerchief , drying her eyes and fiercely blowing her nose as she slowly raised her head from his chest . |
| 6 | The family , he maintains , has not so much lost its functions as it has become more specialized in its functions . |
| 7 | But you see it only becomes my experience as I exercise the faith that God has given to me . |
| 8 | I did one short sprint , just to shake my head as I ran and get some of the sand out of my hair , then relaxed to a trot once more . |
| 9 | ‘ Had he not resembled My father as he slept , I had done't . ’ |
| 10 | CHELMSFORD City manager Joe O'Sullivan could not believe his luck as he named an unchanged side in advance of today 's Beazer Premier clash with Bashley at New Writtle Street . |
| 11 | The league champions could scarcely believe their luck as they then moved into overdrive scoring four tries in the final quarter without reply . |
| 12 | And , last but not least , there are some split-crotch red lace specials , with sequins spelling out S.O.S — no , not Save Our Souls as you might expect but Sell Out Sex , belonging to Madonna . |
| 13 | He can steady her balance by holding his hands sufficiently close but not grasping her waist as she pirouettes , then grasp it firmly at the end of the turn , maybe to twist her into another pose . |
| 14 | He could just see her face as he walked over to the pavement beneath . |
| 15 | Firms have not boosted their exports as they could have done but have simply increased their profit margins on existing sales . ’ |
| 16 | James himself , watching from the shore with the rest of his ‘ invasion committee ’ , could not restrain his admiration as he watched his last hope of regaining his throne go up in smoke . |
| 17 | You just go with whatever feels right — everything just finds its place as you go along . ’ |
| 18 | The ship however , did not reach its destination as it was tear-gassed by American and other naval forces guarding the Red Sea . |
| 19 | There was no dispute about the fact that on 25 January 1990 , when the agreement was made , the Ledingham-Smiths could not pay their debts as they fell due , but they thought that if the business could be sold with an adequate payment for goodwill , all creditors would be paid in full . |
| 20 | A person is insolvent ( whether or not he is bankrupt ) ‘ if he has either ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business or he can not pay his debts as they become due , ’ section 61(4) . |
| 21 | Today his walk did not hold his attention as it usually did . |
| 22 | Dublin can not hide his agony as he is wheeled on a stretcher from the Old Trafford pitch |
| 23 | He did not raise his head as she came into the room , and not once in the short interview which followed did he look at her . |
| 24 | Loads should be divided equally before carrying them , so that there is no one-sided strain — and remember not to twist your back as you dump shopping on to a car seat . |
| 25 | Fred Callaghan , the Woking coach and London cabbie , directs his Vauxhall team to Cambridge United confident that his full-strength squad will not lose their way as they did last season in falling 4-1 to the Fourth Division side . |
| 26 | Since I refused to acknowledge that I understood a word of Czech or German , I just shrugged my shoulders as they droned on . |
| 27 | But she had already lost her balance as she impossibly tried to juggle Equal Opportunities , shortage of staff and time , and the torrent of ‘ open access ’ job applications . |
| 28 | Then in a loud voice his mother told him not to touch my dog as it would probably bite him . |
| 29 | He 's just adjusting his outfit as he 's in the car driving up the Tadcaster road and he looks with horror . |
| 30 | do not harden your heart as you did at Meribah … |