Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pron] [verb] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hosanna could see it too , and would prick up his ears as he sat on her lap and focus on Gabriel moving around by the sink or fixing the green curtains at the window . |
| 2 | ‘ Rune , please , you do n't have to tell me this , ’ she pleaded , shocked by the emptiness in his eyes as they rested on her . |
| 3 | His mouth twisted , a flash of antagonism in the depth of his eyes as they dwelt on her challenging face . |
| 4 | The whole corridor had a black patina that stuck to the soles of her shoes as she walked on it , cigarettes smeared in spilt liquor with the occasional squashed sandwich mashed in . |
| 5 | In the first place , there is a gap between say and do : however cooperative a mother , it may be genuinely difficult for her to provide undistorted information about her behaviour and feelings as they impinge on her child . |
| 6 | I never asked her , but I do n't imagine oral penetration figured as high on her list of priorities as it did on mine , and she could probably have done without the anal variety altogether . |
| 7 | I could actually feel Dawn ripping up the dead creatures as she sat on my fist and the blood was soaking through my glove . |
| 8 | ‘ An error , ’ he said slowly , eyeing her trembling hands as they twisted on her lap . |
| 9 | The opening lead is the seven of diamonds , and the full hand is as follows , but try covering the East and West hands as you decide on your line of play . |
| 10 | God 's warning to the Israelites as they embarked on their conquest of the Promised Land can be applied easily to the renewal of mind which each of us should experience . |
| 11 | It was the Wolvercote Tongue which monopolised Stratton 's thoughts as he sat on his unmade bed , head between his hands , that Saturday mid-morning . |
| 12 | Although she enjoyed the modelling , Constance was at her happiest sitting next to Monsieur de Levantiére in his hot little office , taking notes as he worked on his collection . |
| 13 | He talked to Tuathal and then to the toisechs as he put on his mail shirt again and took up his helmet . |