Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I disentangled myself from the green wool , I had been linked not only to these women beside me , but to those in Canaan and all the other women through the centuries who have wept over the death of the gods of life , of love , and of hope , whom they tried to revive with their tears . |
| 2 | I felt exhausted : as I dragged myself up the stairs I can remember thinking that now I knew what people meant when they said they were ‘ tired to death ’ . |
| 3 | Someone shouted : " Lie down ! " , and as I threw myself to the ground , I felt a bullet hit me . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a bomb , ’ I thought , as I braced myself against the walls of the trench waiting for the inevitable explosion . |
| 5 | I was not prepared to commit myself completely in every situation , as I found myself as the actor and the spectator at the same time . |
| 6 | As you flung yourself on the bed , with legs spread wide apart , you cupped your rosebush with your hands and stroked it some more , murmuring all the while in that hoarse , cracked voice of yours that it was good , beautiful , a little treasure . |
| 7 | ‘ You really are a darling Barney , ’ Julie laughed , as she lowered herself into the rear of the two individual cockpits and pulled the waterproof liner around her waist . |
| 8 | She must have known I was watching as she lifted herself from the lake , water running down her long back , the skin glistening in the light cast from the house across the lawn . |
| 9 | ‘ Does one , ’ asked Gay rhetorically , as she seated herself on the foot of the bed , ‘ quarrel with those to whom one is totally indifferent ? ’ |
| 10 | Carrie had her back to him as she busied herself by the fire . |
| 11 | Besides having confidence in his artistic and physical abilities , he had a great passion for Nature as she showed herself in the Lake District which not only initiated his venture but maintained it all his life . |
| 12 | She was breathless , shivering with cold as she hid herself behind the curtains of the four-poster . |
| 13 | She glanced down at her hand , wondering yet again why the memory of that day should be so insistent tonight , then her lovely face became expressionless as she wrapped herself in the familiar cloak of indifference . |
| 14 | Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat . |
| 15 | There was a nice cool breeze wafting up from the river as she settled herself in the shelter of the huge willow tree , at the water 's edge . |
| 16 | She had gulped in this exciting sense of heightened perception with the wind and rain , as soon as she found herself on the pavement outside the house . |
| 17 | Sir John asked as we warmed ourselves before the great fire whilst Lady Beatrice and Rachel served spiced wine . |
| 18 | This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun . |
| 19 | Mrs Browning was still pale and shaky as we settled ourselves by the fire ( and what the moon saw , or what it might have seen if its beams could have penetrated the closely-drawn curtains supplemented by plastic sheeting to foil the poison gas , might have seemed a little unusual ; but who can tell what strange sights are enclosed within the cheerful light of a curtained window ? ) . |
| 20 | As they served themselves from the many little dishes , Maura surveyed her companion . |
| 21 | She crouched as the great flock screamed past her , wings humming ; some of them tangled in the trees , a few panicked as they shattered themselves against the stone of the fortress , or flew frantically in the confined space of the room ; but most of them circled above her head , then streamed away to the south , lost against the fading luminescence of the sky . |
| 22 | As they settled themselves on the trunk Silas switched off the torch . |
| 23 | ‘ Mr Connon , ’ he said as he busied himself with the kettle and the jar of instant coffee , ‘ I did n't really have a chance last night to explain myself to you very fully . |
| 24 | ‘ Harry not back yet ? ’ he asked , as he seated himself by the open fireplace . |
| 25 | His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her . |
| 26 | Actually , thought Henry , as he checked himself in the mirror , no one , not even the police , would be stupid enough to imagine that Elinor could be the victim of a crime passionnel . |
| 27 | She made herself as comfortable as she could , listening to the sounds Travis made as he zipped himself into the sleeping-bag and made himself comfortable . |
| 28 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 29 | He looked to belong to a different generation from that of Dysart and Ockleton , his face flushed and lined beneath a mane of grey hair , his chest heaving desperately as he lowered himself into the wheelchair . |
| 30 | ‘ Fucking bastard ! ’ he shrieked at the wheelhouse as he dragged himself up the slimy wall , earrings gleaming . |