Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [noun] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , she is quite dolorous , and sighting her , or hearing her crying as she slowly shuffles by , are both very bad omens . |
| 2 | The leader of a research establishment might adopt a laissez- faire style , giving individual research workers freedom of choice to organise and conduct their research as they themselves want ( within certain limits , such as budget spending limits ) . |
| 3 | What had attracted Alan to Carolyn initially , and reinforced his interest as he got to know her , was her painful honesty . |
| 4 | His spine was saved but his knees punched into his chest and he pitched over sideways , scraping his elbow and knocking his head as he rolled on to his shoulder . |
| 5 | Everyone buckled up and braved a face to see everyone and say their goodbyes as it was a parting for many good friends , both teachers and pupils . |
| 6 | The closest he came to exercise was to open one eye every so often , if someone entered the room , or to open both eyes , smile , and wag his tail as he 'd done on one occasion when confronted by a housebreaker ! |
| 7 | Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us . |
| 8 | And — ’ She turned her daughter 's face fully to her and cupped her cheek as she said , ‘ You must tell Daddy that you want me to bath you . |
| 9 | She loved to listen to her father 's stories of fishing on La Blanquilla , but was content to check cargo and support her parents as they grew old . |
| 10 | The church planting team must be willing to seek God and support its leader as he tries to work out the programme as he proceeds : this calls for patience ! |
| 11 | They might muffle his body and cover his face as they would , but they could not hide Harry Talvace from Aelis . |
| 12 | ‘ But he who is in quest of picturesque scenery of the Lake ( Derwent ) must travel along the rough side screens that adorn it and catch its beauties as they arise in smaller portions , its little bays , and winding shores … its deep recesses , and hanging promontories , its garnished rocks and distant mountains . ’ |
| 13 | Pat O'Keefe slipped and fell as the boat was setting off and injured his hand as he plunged six feet over the side of the harbour , and had to be rescued by the crowd of journalists who had gathered to see Jack off . |
| 14 | Susan closed her eyes , and imagined her arm as it had once been . |
| 15 | ROS raises himself on his elbows and shades his eyes as he stares into the auditorium . |
| 16 | She left the helmet on the bike — how trusting people are out of London — and unzipped her jacket as she walked to the pub door . |
| 17 | In that context , we will then turn to the White Paper and consider its proposals as they affect , specifically , accounting and finance . |
| 18 | You 'd recognize this if you are a driver and especially a driver who maybe has the opportunity of travelling long distance , now years ago when I was younger and perhaps some of you in the audience when you were younger , you could go from here to the South of England with no trouble , without a break and you 'd head on down the motorway and you , you 'd be alert and alive and er ready to meet up with all sorts of emergencies and you 'd drive quite well all the way down , non stop down the South of England , but if you 're like me now , when I get to Stafford on the motorway you 're beginning to feel as if you 've had enough and it 's difficult to try and keep your concentration as you used to years ago , and that 's how it can be in the truth sometimes , when we 've been with it a long time that , we grow older not only physically , but spiritually too we become very experienced in the truth and we become very sort of fat spiritually , we can live off of that fat ca n't we ? |
| 19 | Little bear is very hungry , pull the string and watch his watch as he licks the honey from the jar And moves his ears and legs to the music . |
| 20 | The other is that it actually fosters in you in-built critical faculties , so you can actually edit and shape your work as you go along , having been taught by the master — the masters of literature — not just the professors , the great writers . ’ |
| 21 | She watched the vibrator disappear up his rectum ; and heard his gasp as he tried to move his swollen prong inside her . |
| 22 | ‘ When you are with the only woman — the only one you think there is for that moment — you must love her and know her body as you would think a great musician would orchestrate a divine theme . |
| 23 | The great thick braid of spun metal hung over her shoulder , and brushed his cheek as she leaned over him . |
| 24 | Scratch and sniff your radio as we speak , and to drink we 've got some apricot herbal tea . |
| 25 | After being given clearance to land , Miranda , following her instructor 's directions , started her approach ; she throttled back to reduce speed and control her descent as she flew towards the threshold — the point just before she intended to touch down . |
| 26 | He peered down at me and scratched his head as he replaced his cap on his bald head . |
| 27 | For several square yards the sand was quite invisible for blue butterflies , opening and closing their wings as they drew moisture from a small spring dampening the sand . |
| 28 | Edouard sat and watched his brother as he spoke , his own face growing hard and still . |
| 29 | A MOTORIST has been fined £50 for brushing his hair and admiring his looks as he drove at 50mph . |
| 30 | ( It will also have been a waste if the outcome is only to soften up British buyers for Japanese companies to rush in and sell us microcomputers as they have previously sold us domestic electronic equipment . ) |