Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snapping of twigs as someone moved over the thick , soggy mass of fallen leaves . |
| 2 | There 's no strain on the ears as you heap on the gas . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's more than you 'd dare , Deveraugh , ’ she threw at him from the relative safety of the riverbank , and he laughed softly , the sound of it filling her ears as she sped across the grass . |
| 4 | The hollow sounds of doors banging and footsteps receding echoed in her ears as she stepped inside the sparsely furnished room . |
| 5 | Together the landlady and her shocked spouse burst into voluble speech , which beat at Theda 's ears as she fled up the stairs . |
| 6 | The day had turned unseasonably cold and cloudy , and they were glad of their overcoats as they trudged along the windy streets . |
| 7 | His brain seemed to be malfunctioning — his emotions felt like torn rags as he stared at the theatre programme that sat on top of his desk . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , master , ’ she muttered , glaring at his bronzed legs as they disappeared through the hatch . |
| 9 | Emily walked into the sitting room , let the coat fall to the floor and sat down on the couch , crossing her legs as she had in the wine bar , and watching him coolly as he stood there in the doorway . |
| 10 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 11 | His attorney 's girlfriend was holding on to his legs as he went through the things that were wrong with his life , in broken English . |
| 12 | I , Jessel , saw the heaviness in his legs as he walked up the lane . |
| 13 | So John Davies and Simon Green of the University of Leicester have collaborated with the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory in Britain to look for fast-moving objects in IRAS signals as they arrive from the laboratory 's receiving station in Oxfordshire . |
| 14 | The hand-claps sometimes seemed to be keeping time with my leisurely steps as I wandered under the arcades in the hot night , but that was just a coincidence . |
| 15 | From the response of these waves as they travel through the Earth it is possible to build up a general picture of the properties of its interior . |
| 16 | A long-eared owl sat on a low bough overlooking the ride and watched them unblinkingly through his great eyes as they passed within a few paces . |
| 17 | He held onto his back as they leapt from shelf to shelf and soon he no longer had to shut his eyes as they flew through the air . |
| 18 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 19 | In occasional clearings the American boys caught sight of slender natives in conical , palm-leaf hats bending over fishing lines or snares for river fowl , but they rarely looked up ; only the naked , potbellied children paid any attention , staring at the Avignon with brown , expressionless eyes as it swung past the low banks on which they stood . |
| 20 | Miss Wharton , briefly closing her eyes as she trudged through the mush of fallen leaves , thought that she could still scent , above the smell of sluggish water and damp earth , a trace of the heady elderberry flowers of June . |
| 21 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 22 | She took to living in her swimsuit , a colourful sarong tied at her hips , long black hair streaming loose and silken down her slender back , and Damian would watch her with intent eyes as she moved around the house , his eyes eating her up as she grew more and more sensual , her inhibitions almost completely erased by his lovemaking . |
| 23 | ROS raises himself on his elbows and shades his eyes as he stares into the auditorium . |
| 24 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 25 | Standing in the back of one of the pick-ups as it sped across the hard sand , with the dust spiralling out behind us across the vast plain , it seemed that a whole new world was opening up . |
| 26 | Holly saw the blackened uniforms of the guards as they moved amongst the debris of the office that they had retrieved . |
| 27 | The pair became used to the waves and hoots from passing motorists , trucks and even train drivers as they journeyed to the Mediterranean coast . |
| 28 | Charlotte followed obediently at his heels as they walked through a district of narrow , dirty streets . |
| 29 | The skirls and laments still echoed in our heads as we rolled through the West 's brooding , lonely landscapes . |
| 30 | Fierce Eyes and his mother used nets to catch them , stamping on their heads as they struggled in the loose , confining space . |