Example sentences of "[pron] as [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I guess they 'll get round to dragging it off to the junk yard , ’ said Billie , her arm linked through his as they made their way back towards the car . |
| 2 | To my astonishment and chagrin Ellen left her hand in his as he opened his eyes and smiled at her . |
| 3 | Angrily he crushed her mouth harder against his as he plundered her lips with a ferocity that took her breath away . |
| 4 | John turned out to be fairly wonderful himself as I left his shop on Friday afternoon clutching two nice new buoyancy aids which did score heavily over our present equipment because of their possession of quick-release harnesses . |
| 5 | With a groan , Harry tightened his arms around her and struggled to keep control of himself as he felt her response . |
| 6 | Dr. Saxby detached himself as he passed their table and put his hand on Briant 's shoulder . |
| 7 | Dexter smiled to himself as he imagined his boss 's grimace when she saw herself described in the Mirror as ‘ Scotland Yard 's female supersleuth ’ . |
| 8 | My daughter , he told himself as he brushed his teeth and stared down at number 47 's red Mitsubishi , is like me , fat and untalented . |
| 9 | He laughed quietly to himself as he followed his original footprints still visible in the hard sand . |
| 10 | He was glad she was happy and whistled softly to himself as he tied his tie . |
| 11 | ERIC CANTONA , not yet a rebel with a cause celebre , cut a solitary figure at the back of the United team bus , nibbling poisson and pommes frites by himself as he digested his new club 's winning performances . |
| 12 | I mean today , you 've got to be an educated man to know how to even , they 've got er tractors and everything , but in those days you 'd got to set your plough furrow out so as you you could run your plough down your first one , and then as you as you ploughed your first furrow out you 'd got to plough your next one into it . |
| 13 | She was a girl who took everything as it came her way and never felt slighted or rebuffed . |
| 14 | She muttered something as I wiped her face . |
| 15 | Katherine wondered at the words herself as they left her mouth . |
| 16 | She must have been successful , she crowed to herself as he tossed his drink down quickly . |
| 17 | And she had been special , Ruth gritted to herself as she rubbed her body liberally with shower gel . |
| 18 | I must n't go the wrong way , Alice thought to herself as she made her way to the platform . |
| 19 | All the same , it was surprising that Nick dealt with him , Kelly thought to herself as she drove her car down the drive of the Stud . |
| 20 | A BIG star of 1993 will be Sadie Frost , 25 , above , already making a big name for herself as she sinks her teeth into Dracula . |
| 21 | Laura smiled to herself as she remembered their visit to his surgery when one of the children had cut a foot on some glass . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , good morning , Lubor , ’ she answered affably , feeling a mite ashamed herself as she remembered his surprised expression at her furious over-reaction to his unwanted overtures last evening . |
| 23 | He rose and helped her to her feet , steadying her as she eased her weight on to the injured ankle . |
| 24 | He stared at her as she shed her shawl and sank into a chair . |
| 25 | I ca n't stay long , ’ he warned her as she carried their drinks to the table where he was sitting . |
| 26 | The head of Lynnfield Primary School in Hartlepool , Joy Lowe , has written to parents after a ten-year-old girl complained that a man tried to accost her as she made her way to the school . |
| 27 | Carmella had not acknowledged her as she took her place , but an exchange of looks between Denis and his two younger brothers indicated that Noreen was going to be there no matter what . |
| 28 | The fish took up residence , and the male immediately started pushing the female against the side of the pipe and wriggling against her as she laid her eggs , which he then fertilised . |
| 29 | Her fingers were gentle but firm , and he sprawled back on his elbows and watched her as she lifted his foot on to her lap and massaged all the tired muscles . |
| 30 | She drew him the length of her body , and he glided into her as she kissed his mouth . |