Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw the man 's limbs , tightly clenched as he drove his horse towards the Cutcherry guns , suddenly relax as if something inside him had snapped . |
| 2 | She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy . |
| 3 | Katherine 's voice cracked as she called her daughter 's name , and she repeated herself , more softly this time . |
| 4 | A woman was singing popular songs , and the holidaymakers were drinking and laughing as they ate their steaks . |
| 5 | The men were in great form , however , singing and shouting ; and you could not help laughing as you watched them remove certain attractive articles from the stalls of the street vendors . |
| 6 | Quite out of the blue her sense of the ridiculous erupted ; the parallel he 'd drawn appealed to her , and she found herself actually laughing as she handed him one of the bowls . |
| 7 | Christina followed her eagerly , laughing as she showed her friend how to body-surf on the smaller waves , and then how to dive and tread water waiting for a really big wave . |
| 8 | With a muffled shriek , she pushed at his weight with her hands and knees , half laughing as he squashed her flat again and controlled her flailing arms with a glitter of laughter in his eyes . |
| 9 | He was laughing as he possessed her once more , and the laugh died on the point of a knife . |
| 10 | The older man 's bushy grey brows rose as he shot her a penetrating glance . |
| 11 | His brows rose as he turned his brown eyes upon her . |
| 12 | At all events , it enables her to explore the danger that shoots through many childhoods : the fear of losing mother or father , the conflict we often endure as we hear their exasperated voices arguing above our heads or while we are in bed . |
| 13 | Carmichael frowns as I tell him what happened on the Island yesterday . |
| 14 | Fergie frowns as she discovers she 's more than skin and bone |
| 15 | The Vicar was reluctant to accept as he knew nothing of this , but Mr Baker insisted he should accept as was his right . |
| 16 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 17 | It was the last thing I needed to know as I prayed it would miss us . |
| 18 | Why she had tacked that last bit on , Leith found it difficult to know as she made her way to the car park . |
| 19 | Unless there is a particular problem I would propose to delay altering the stops until moving the shelter can be organised as I think it would be confusing , not to say unpopular , to do otherwise . |
| 20 | ‘ Why — thank heaven — did n't you resign as you said you would ? ’ |
| 21 | Jack was by now mumbling as he hauled his way up the slope to face further pain and humiliation . |
| 22 | This is all realistic and is happening as I think it would if small boys were alone on an island . |
| 23 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 24 | ‘ All right , all right , ’ John Williamson grumbled as he made his way to the table and sat down . |
| 25 | ‘ Ye can see me now , more 's the pity , ’ he grumbled as he pushed his way to the back , treading on a few feet in the process . |
| 26 | We grow in grace , we grow as we learn what God teaches us . |
| 27 | Ron Todd , Transport and General Workers ' Union general secretary , was applauded as he reaffirmed his union 's commitment to unilateralism . |
| 28 | He tried a grin , but winced as it hurt him . |
| 29 | Boyd was calling up the stairs for Hank to come down , and she watched silently , as if at the movies , while he emerged from his ground-floor bedroom , walked past her without looking at her , and held out his hand to the reporter , who winced as he felt its grip . |
| 30 | Defries winced as she pulled herself to her feet . |