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Example sentences of "and as [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1	She fell into step between David and Rachel and as they walked around the poolside she looked from one to the other .
2	And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful .
3	They went for long rambles around the hills which overlook Balmoral and as they lay in the heather he read out passages from books by the Swiss psychiatrist , Carl Jung , or Laurens van der Post .
4	Gradually , the noise and traffic increased , and as they passed through the meat market at Smithfield , Oliver was amazed by the sight and smells of so many animals , and by the huge crowds of people , all pushing and swearing and shouting .
5	After that long silences fell between them , and as they rode across the fields the thoughtful frown on Silas 's brow made Lucy wonder if he regretted his offer of comfort by means of an embrace and — and a kiss .
6	And as they roared along the tailored pathways , she found herself hearing not ‘ Impossible to say ’ but ‘ Me quieres ? ’
7	And as they go about the painstaking task of piecing the problem together there is one solution which everyone fears .
8	she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship .
9	The thoughts swirled through her mind as she followed Silas and Doreen to the dining-room , and as they went towards the corner table Matt stood up .
10	Mary McCulloch and big Mary went straight along to the Duke 's house with their loads of food and as they went in the Duke came out , dressed in a long plaid of turquoise blue , and had a quick low word with them .
11	With just over 20 miles to go Curry led Boone by 1.10 , but the less experienced Roe Valley rider was starting to slow , and as they came past the finish line with 16 miles remaining his lead was down to 48 seconds .
12	And as they came towards the end of the day he had to do some quick thinking to find out whether he 'd have to keep the men working right up to the last minute in order to get the stint , of three-quarter of an acre 's ploughing for each man , finished .
13	At ground level the street was lined with traditional little native shops , most of them carpenters , it seemed ; and as they came through the Tentmakers ' Bazaar , with its gay awnings and saddle-cloth and leather work , they saw ahead of them in the archway of the gate the gleam of the blue tiles of the tiny Dervish mosque .
14	They were being pulled steadily , Felipe digging his feet into the side of the cliff , and as they came to the top he eased Maggie over the edge and them came up himself .
15	And as they came to the final furlongs it was Roc de Prince , Laura 's Beau , Sure Metal going for the line and then on the outside , up came New Mill House .
16	The particles travel close to the speed of light and as they pass through the bending magnets they emit radiation , covering wavelengths typically from 0.1 to 106 nanometres , and collimated into the plane defined by the circular machine .
17	Instead of hatchets they have fans and as they pass through the soldiers ' camp they hit the soldiers and say : " There you are dead . "
18	And as they continued along the path the weka merely stalked into the undergrowth , its short black tail giving a slight twitch as it pecked at whatever caught its reddish eye .
19	The rest of the afternoon was tainted with that powerful awareness , and as they drove through the city Rachel was on edge , aware of the predator at her side .
20	Now , however , her husband had a motor-car — the first Cork Jew to possess one — and as they drove to the synagogue , their distinguished visitor , Karlinsky , beside her in the back seat , she felt she had at last come into her kingdom .
21	They heard his step falter and as they pressed into the doorway after him they came face to face with Philippe Maurin , holding a gun .
22	The cheering swelled as they passed the stands , and as they turned down the hill for the second circuit Taaffe could no longer restrain Arkle , who took up the running .
23	Together they cleared the table , and as they moved about the kitchen Lucy thought of her aunt , and in doing so she remembered something that caused her to turn to Silas .
24	Chrissie climbed out of the cab , with Nick , and as they stood on the pavement so Liz Spalding slipped out of the taxi between them , bent low , and darted into the garage .
25	Victoria was silent throughout the service and as they stood by the side of the grave where George was laid to rest beside his parents , she noticed in amazement that most of the women cried and that even her Grandad Oaks , who often appeared fierce and of whom she was a little afraid , took out a handkerchief and surreptitiously wiped his eyes .
26	Tonight , though , that seemed out of the question , and as they hurried into the hospital through its large , brightly lit main foyer , they walked several yards apart .
27	He lifted his hands and as they closed over the aching swollen curves a sound female and feral emerged from the back of her throat .
28	Sarah smiled and as they drew near the house , Terry approached them .
29	We 'd played fairly steady , and as we went to the 11th tee I automatically reached for the driver .
30	We were bunched together in the semi-final of the 1976 Olympic 1500m in Montreal and as we went for the same small gap I felt his spike again my shin .