Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [verb] the " 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 ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway .
3 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 .
4 He and Tommy , drunk , laughing as they offer the body a glass of cider .
5 We could hear him laughing as we closed the garden door .
6 ‘ If you wanted that you should n't have sent me somewhere tame , ’ Maggie pointed out , nearly laughing as she said the word .
7 Ruth was still laughing as she closed the bathroom door after her .
8 Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind .
9 The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment .
10 The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver .
11 She was still praying as she emptied the bucket over the logs .
12 This directory will start at just under 3500 blocks , and grow as you use the process .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 I 'm … ’ his frown deepened as he read the crabbed hand scrawled across the paper .
19 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 .
20 His inscrutable glance met hers and then his heavy lashes dropped as he released the lacy strap .
21 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 ’ .
22 Pa and Ms are both snoring as I watch the yellow dustcart reverse up our track .
23 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 .
24 the iron crunches as he takes the apple …
25 I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor .
26 It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank .
27 ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera .
28 ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat .
29 The greatly affluent in sumptuous equipage , as they pass the cheerful dwelling of the careless rustic … involuntarily sigh as they behold the modest care-excluding mansion of the lowly contented ; and often from the belief that solid comfort can be found only in retirement , forsake their noisy abodes , to unload their oppressing inquietudes in the tranquil retreat of the rural shelter .
30 Motivation develops as you get the habit of work .
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