Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meredith asked as she took the cup . |
| 2 | Philpott asked as he tapped the dottle from his pipe into the ashtray beside him . |
| 3 | Sue sighed as she regulated the dial for the toast . |
| 4 | Corbett grinned as he sipped the rich red wine . |
| 5 | ‘ Trusting of them , ’ Hennessy observed as he put the slip down on the table and reached for his ballpoint pen . |
| 6 | Nevil demanded as they left the meeting . |
| 7 | Ken cried as he washed the make-up off his legs , hauling them into the sink and then washing them in basins he had on the floor . |
| 8 | Edward said as he stopped the car outside her house . |
| 9 | You will do it carefully ? ’ he added , his tone sounding suddenly a little dangerous , and Maggie stopped as she reached the door . |
| 10 | Nannie sighed as she dropped the Viyella nightdress over Nicandra 's head . |
| 11 | Tolby flinched as it touched the skin . |
| 12 | ‘ All you have to do is drop your opposition to my development plans and I 'll take you in as a partner , ’ Sugden urged as he mopped the orange-coloured dribbles off his chin . |
| 13 | Sharpe laughed as he cut the mould off a piece of cheese . |
| 14 | Charlotte , Ruth thought as she penned the note , would be delighted . |
| 15 | Ruth smiled as he swept the tea-towel from his shoulder , flung it down and came towards her . |
| 16 | Tallis gasped as she saw the bones of men and horses piled by the river and flung into the branches , grim remnants of those who had not won the day . |
| 17 | ‘ Wayne , ’ Pete said as he opened the wagon 's door to get out . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's no need to ask if you enjoyed that , ’ Ven commented as they left the bridge and he looked down into her eyes , which were shining with pleasure . |
| 19 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 20 | Jeanie watched as she chalked the board . |
| 21 | The bar was still full of happy drinkers , but none saw what Tom saw as he opened the door into Witchball Street . |
| 22 | Better though that he simmered for a while , Carrie thought as she stirred the greens and tested the potatoes with a fork . |
| 23 | Robinson smiled as he lifted the plastic cover from the slop bucket to reveal a lump of excrement . |
| 24 | Matthew smiled as he said the names . |
| 25 | The gentleman with the white waistcoat was standing at the gate with his hands behind him after having delivered himself having witnessed with the donkey he smiled rejoicedly when that the door , he saw at once it was Mr Mr smiled as he pursued the I am said the gentleman in the white waistcoat |
| 26 | Elaine chuckled as she reached the bottom of the cliff and jumped from a smooth , rounded boulder into the shallow water . |
| 27 | ‘ Be nice up there today , ’ Selwyn said as he scanned the cloudless sky , ‘ but watch out for them bloody stags . |
| 28 | Billingsley asked as he threw the last cartridge overboard . |
| 29 | When Sam flopped as she hosted the 1989 Brit pop awards Pat was her shoulder to cry on . |
| 30 | Adam sighed as he replaced the telephone receiver . |