Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind sighed again as it swept through the ruined temple , and a little shudder went through Caroline . |
| 2 | The light speeded up as it got closer to you , but took ages to do the first part of the journey . |
| 3 | A strong wind sang sadly as it bent the trees in front of the Hall . |
| 4 | Successfully , for the whirlybird changed direction , heading straight for them , and Travis backed off , returning to the hut in time to shield her from the cloud of sand the machine whipped up as it landed . |
| 5 | Now the rattle and roar of the tube faded abruptly as it surfaced into bright sunlight . |
| 6 | She snatched up one of the spears racked handy beside the hearth , and her father ducked fast as it slashed just over his head into a tapestry hanging above the fire , cut a two-foot gash in Saint Peter 's side and raised a shower of sparks . |
| 7 | The train slowed down as it reached the next station and the Punk stood up and came down the aisle towards them . |
| 8 | The two and a half second ticking sequence sounded exactly as it had done in the sonar room . |
| 9 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 10 | The row blew over as it did for Kurt Weinburg , who was taken out by an older friend for a night on the town . |
| 11 | Little puffs of gas jetted out as it turned around and searched the sky for a new target . |
| 12 | The shuttle trembled violently as it accelerated along the runway . |
| 13 | Aunt Lou 's house looked exactly as it had always done . |
| 14 | But even there they were not to be left alone , and after the last campaign the conquest ended ignominiously as it had begun with the summary execution of Tupac Amaru , thirty-nine years after Atahualpa , his uncle . |