Example sentences of "[pers pn] [coord] [vb past] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wes followed me and watched as I opened the boot and laid Duke gently on top of my black working coat . |
| 2 | I read them and cried as they took me back through time , down the long bloody passageways of the last seventy-five years . |
| 3 | She nodded , handed it to him and watched as he put her key into one of the locks and the duplicate he carried into the other , turning both simultaneously . |
| 4 | He held a marble lighter towards her and said as she lowered her head to the flame , ‘ Filthy , is n't it ? ’ nodding towards the rain at the window . |
| 5 | Having climbed the bank he looked down on her and smiled as he said , ‘ I did n't recognise you in civvies . |
| 6 | Guido 's totally unexpected reference to Arnie , and the way he 'd cocked his head at her and smiled as he 'd said it , had thrown her and made her feel totally vulnerable . |
| 7 | She went to cringe back from him but stilled as he started to unbutton his shirt . |
| 8 | He took it and laughed as he counted the few coins . |
| 9 | Karen read his look faster than he could recover it and smiled as she asked , ‘ What 's her name , Sam ? ’ |
| 10 | The escaped prisoner saw us and screamed as he turned to run . |