Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quiver ran through her which heated as it travelled through her body and which he must have noticed , for he smiled mockingly at her . |
| 2 | ‘ Not much , ’ he dismissed as he carried on walking towards the cottage . |
| 3 | This picture of a universe that started off very hot and cooled as it expanded is in agreement with all the observational evidence that we have today . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 5 | Mayakovsky 's poem ‘ An Amazing Adventure of Vladimir Mayakovsky ’ surfaced as he worked . |
| 6 | She marvelled even more though when Cara 's basic efficiency surfaced as she declared , ‘ By my calculations you 'll still have time to get down to Dover after you 've dropped me off at the airport . ’ |
| 7 | Otley objected as he waited under the trees with his bunch of Brits . |
| 8 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 9 | Much of this written work can be done alone , but some of it is best achieved in collaboration ; it might be that the purpose of the drama is to work together to produce documents , for example : The letters written by the sailors on the Mary Rose as they left port ( had they been able to write ) . |
| 10 | Mistress Philippa rose as they entered . |
| 11 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 12 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 13 | She rose as he came towards her . |
| 14 | Julian rose as he came in , and bowed herself unnoticed from the room ; but from beneath her lowered lids she saw them meet , and the private radiance that lit their faces was still a dazzle in her eyes as she closed the door upon them . |
| 15 | The older man 's bushy grey brows rose as he shot her a penetrating glance . |
| 16 | The older man , a moustachioed veteran of about his own age , rose as he entered . |
| 17 | Corbett immediately recognised de Craon , who rose as he entered , gave a half-mocking bow and waved him to a stool . |
| 18 | His brows rose as he turned his brown eyes upon her . |
| 19 | Her brows rose as she glared at him . |
| 20 | Her brows rose as she bristled inwardly . |
| 21 | Stella did too — ; after all , she was one of them — until a picture grew in her head of Dawn Allenby in St Ives 's bed-sitter , cheeks hollowed as she sucked on her peppermints , the gas fire burning blue , those unwrapped , unwanted flowers lying on the table . |
| 22 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 25 | Her eyes dilated as she arched away . |
| 26 | Leonora bristled as she marched into the other room , realising she 'd expected murmurs of appreciation to greet her offering . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose , ’ she ventured as they neared Water Gypsy , ‘ you 'll have to go back to the beechwoods this morning . |
| 28 | Some of the men grumbled as they moved away , but all found some form of light and took a place in the line to join in the search . |
| 29 | Eva grumbled as she stood in the cold , carrying her case . |
| 30 | Henrietta now grumbled as she awoke . |