Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb past] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was saddling a fat brown cob and I stared as he led the little animal out , climbed stiffly on to a box and mounted . |
| 2 | He went off at a steady trot and I thought as I had done so often that there could n't be many noblemen in England like him . |
| 3 | However , the warmth of the reception and the encouragement and I received as we travelled the length and breadth of this country , across to the ‘ Emerald Isle ’ and into Belgium was truly appreciated . |
| 4 | Then he was climbing back up the bank he had slithered down and I watched as he walked in a leisurely fashion across the slope of the mountain to the gully . |
| 5 | He stole a chicken from work , and I watched as he stuffed it and sewed it up with needle and thread in his girlfriend 's flat , frowning with ponderous alcoholic severity . |
| 6 | An almost full moon filtered through racing clouds to give a pale light and I watched as he pulled on his rubber seaboots and slipped out of the room . |
| 7 | I once governed you [ for so she thinks ] and you did as I wanted , you let me deliver Dulé , my wonder , my child , a hero to our people , from death by water , I healed the barren and the sick and granted the silly dreams of lovers , and much other magic besides , so HEAR ME NOW , now that I only hear groans and Dulé hobbles on slit ankles as he rails and Ariel is captive again and croons over Roukoubé and does not speak . |
| 8 | The door was flung open and she flinched as she found herself staring into Dane 's scowling face . |
| 9 | Luke moved swiftly round the desk to where she sat , and she flinched as he put out a hand , lifting a loose , shining curl away from the side of her brow . |
| 10 | Shelley stared , as the old magic started up , and she felt as she had always felt when she looked at him , that all other men she knew paled into insignificance beside this one . |
| 11 | The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly and she shivered as she hurried towards the hospital gates , which were brightly picked out , as was everything else , by the moonlight . |
| 12 | A cool little breeze was blowing , and she shivered as it ran playfully over her heated skin and ruffled the long strands of her silvery hair so that it spilled like spun gold down her back , tangling with the lace . |
| 13 | And she thought as she crossed the threshold : He is still there . |
| 14 | Felipe just walked in and she reacted as she felt — very relieved . |
| 15 | Two days of warm spring weather opened the flowers of forsythia bushes in the neglected garden behind Merrill 's flat , and she hummed as she cut long stems of the starry yellow blossom . |
| 16 | It did n't seem very likely , and she frowned as she tried to view herself objectively . |
| 17 | The sign on his door said Engaged , and she smiled as she crept up to the next landing , where she knew the keyhole window that overlooked his study . |
| 18 | They came back now , and she softened as they flitted through her mind . |
| 19 | The forest opened into a large clearing and she gagged as she saw the slaughter within . |
| 20 | All in a flurry of dust it came towards her and then she heard Ferdinando shout her name and the neighing of the horse as it was pulled in and she trembled as she opened her eyes and looked up . |
| 21 | He lowered himself on to her breasts and she moaned as he held himself up on his elbows and barely allowed himself to touch her , his hard chest sliding lightly back and forth over the aching tenderness of her bosom . |
| 22 | His free hand snaked round her waist , and she gasped as he pulled her hard against him . |
| 23 | The trucks were open at the back and we shivered as we climbed into the hills , Sergeant Major Barlerin in the jeep up ahead with Sergeant-Chef Gibeau . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm a ballet dancer , ’ she said , and they laughed as she pattered across the floor on her tip-toes . |
| 25 | A keen breeze had sprung up and they watched as it chased fallen leaves along the pavement , blowing them into little heaps against the red brick wall . |
| 26 | Mary showed him the work she had done in the garden , and they talked as they cut and cleared . |
| 27 | Bertha always wore them on her dress , and they clinked as she walked along . |
| 28 | And they won as they pleased against Omagh , despite the absence of four first team regulars . |
| 29 | The sound of the crash turned every head , and they smiled as they saw her hustled away towards his office . |
| 30 | It was glued in places by dried blood , and he flinched as she peeled it away . |