Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] as [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I could walk as fast as I ever did but I tended to roll my shoulders and turn my three-toed foot in as I did so . |
| 2 | She might be but er she 'd got the same red skirt on as she had she were wearing when we were there ! |
| 3 | For most stitches you can have the left or right hand light on as you wish . |
| 4 | The machine turned upside down as I slid into the water . |
| 5 | She felt fitzAlan glance down as she spoke and carefully kept her eyes lowered , not risking even a brief look at the pedlar . |
| 6 | I 'll drop the key in as I go past the lodge . ’ |
| 7 | That will be bit of a break through as I was getting a bit despondent about them . |
| 8 | Rain heard her flow of talk about the journey from Nice break off as she noticed the view from the window , an oppressive sky , a turbulent sea . |
| 9 | He pushed it through the letter box and saw it flame up as it went through . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) Swing the club back as you would in a golf swing and then start to return to an imaginary ball . |
| 11 | His hand , which had insinuated itself beneath the cover , was sending her thoughts in an entirely different direction , and as his warm palm began rubbing gently across her back she totally lost track of what he was saying and had to desperately drag her mind back as he continued . |
| 12 | I was n't going that far today , but I could hear the bulldozer they used sometimes to spread the garbage around as it revved and pushed . |
| 13 | He lit up a cigarette and moved his mouth around as he inhaled as if chewing the flavour of the smoke . |
| 14 | He hurriedly tried to wind the window down as he could n't see clearly through the thin layer of frost and condensation , but by the time he 'd done so , the red Ferrari had spurted to the top of the ramp , its undipped lights blinding him , swung to the right and roared down the street . |
| 15 | Oh , crumbs , she thought , winding her window down as he approached . |
| 16 | He managed to get his question in as he crossed the Hammersmith Flyover . |
| 17 | You are following two other companies and the last one is moving their equipment Out as you come into the room . |
| 18 | At which poor Jack Rogers — a former bricklayer and union leader , and the member of the executive taking the can back as he replied to the debate — innocently protested they had n't been drunk , they had n't even had a cup of tea . |
| 19 | Disappointed , her confidence evaporating , she tried turning the question round as she had done before : ‘ If you do n't want us to drive back in it , wiggle your finger . ’ |
| 20 | His brief seems to be , put as little french polish on as you can |
| 21 | I 'm only putting the truth down as I see it . |
| 22 | Marcus rolled his sleeve down as they walked along . |
| 23 | I did the well trodden path , with phoebe in As You Like It . |
| 24 | She braced herself as if she were going into battle , blurting the truth out as she clasped her hands together until the knuckles stood out like bleached bones . |
| 25 | He swung his body round as he fell . |
| 26 | ExerCal makes an excellent companion to any training program and can help keep your motivation level up as you balance calories-in with calories-out . |
| 27 | She stood beside him , pressing his back down as he leaned forward again . |
| 28 | Wearing a green and red tartan dress , she kept her head down as she spotted newsmen . |
| 29 | She had her head down as she said , ‘ That man , the one who frightened me . |
| 30 | Herta kept her head down as I helped her off with her coat . |