Example sentences of "[noun prp] as [pron] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police officer told the court he was sure it was Betteridge whom he saw in Houndgate , Darlington , at 11.50pm on Saturday as he had known him since he was 15 . |
| 2 | Even after bidding a fond farewell to Ben and Carole Meadows , there still had n't been the opportunity to have anything other than a few brief casual words with Ross as he 'd driven them all back to New York . |
| 3 | Gloucester Crown Court heard that 24 year old Michael Jones headbutted and punched PC Kevin Frost as he tried to arrest him on suspicion of damaging a burger bar in Cheltenham . |
| 4 | Do you agree that the characteristics of Skelton as we have considered them this morning , make a contribution to the setting of the historic city of York ? |
| 5 | I see you will shortly do credit to my friend Belville as he has done you credit . |
| 6 | Charlie had stopped by to speak to Josie as he 'd said he would , but Lucy had n't been present at the time . |
| 7 | This excellent system of continental escorting and fighting-off the Luftwaffe marked the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe as we had known it up to the advent of the newly-engined Mustang . |
| 8 | By a fluke , Thomas managed to kick the ball up into the air and her eyes followed Vitor as he leapt to catch it . |
| 9 | We have the possibilities of a postmodern , post-nationalist way of relating , but it seems to me that the prerequisite of that in these islands is the end of the United Kingdom as we have known it . |
| 10 | The state 's ultimate authority over broadcasting exemplifies one of the deficiencies of public service broadcasting , though , paradoxically , John Reith , the BBC 's first managing director/director general , would not have been able to develop the BBC as he did had he not had the full support of the state . |
| 11 | Cleverly she used the mirror from her powder compact to watch the unholy trinity of James Whitaker and rival photographers Ken Lennox and Arthur Edwards as they tried to capture her on film . |
| 12 | The first great movement of the Holy Spirit was felt at a meeting held in Mr John Montgomery 's field in Edenderry where a young man was describing the work of God as he had seen it in Ballymena . |
| 13 | ‘ This morning you discovered they had n't been with Peter Leary as they 'd told us . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's okay , Pearce , ’ said Cardiff as he strode to meet them . |
| 15 | ‘ This means I miss my connection and then it creates a scatter at Middlesbrough as they try to fit me on to a train to get to Hartlepool in time . |
| 16 | He was standing there with Mrs Kasmin as she tried to give him tea . |
| 17 | ( Looking at her , I was often reminded of the famous Lina Cavalieri as I had seen her in photographs . |