Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already , as Luke raised her hand to his mouth , response was quivering to life deep down in the heart of her femininity , flickering and then leaping as she felt the sensual brush of his lips . |
| 2 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 4 | I had applied for an Adjournment debate on this subject , but I realised that the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) had a prior right , representing as he does the NLVA . |
| 5 | He and Tommy , drunk , laughing as they offer the body a glass of cider . |
| 6 | We could hear him laughing as we closed the garden door . |
| 7 | ‘ If you wanted that you should n't have sent me somewhere tame , ’ Maggie pointed out , nearly laughing as she said the word . |
| 8 | Ruth was still laughing as she closed the bathroom door after her . |
| 9 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 10 | His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge . |
| 11 | The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment . |
| 12 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 13 | She was still praying as she emptied the bucket over the logs . |
| 14 | This directory will start at just under 3500 blocks , and grow as you use the process . |
| 15 | When they die , often due to punctures received during the rutting season , they deflate and plunge down to earth , exploding as they strike the Tarmac . |
| 16 | Three years ago a Sao Paulo solicitor was applauded as he kicked a young would-be pickpocket to death . |
| 17 | Mr Cordle was applauded as he demanded the abolition of standing charges for pensioners on gas , electricity and telephone bills as a first step towards helping them . |
| 18 | ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare . |
| 19 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 20 | Mr Major 's troubles deepened as he consulted the Government 's business managers about the threat of a new Conservative revolt over the British Rail sell-off plan at the start of a two-day Commons debate . |
| 21 | I 'm … ’ his frown deepened as he read the crabbed hand scrawled across the paper . |
| 22 | Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh . |
| 23 | His inscrutable glance met hers and then his heavy lashes dropped as he released the lacy strap . |
| 24 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 25 | Pa and Ms are both snoring as I watch the yellow dustcart reverse up our track . |
| 26 | She sat in front of her turfed teepee like a re-located squaw — the mass of brown hair loosely braided and heaped on her head like a parcel carelessly tied with twine , her forget-me-not blue eyes looking at Mary only when she thought she was unobserved , at all other times intent on the middle distance , her small , slight , quick body quivering as she enjoyed the rare comfort of proper sat-down company and felt the physical , close interest of another human being . |
| 27 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 28 | the iron crunches as he takes the apple … |
| 29 | I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor . |
| 30 | It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank . |