Example sentences of "[adj] as [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her steps were surprisingly lighter as she made her way back to medical reception . |
| 2 | I find I am not as pleased by this as I thought I might be . |
| 3 | Gently , under the comforting warmth of the duvet , he removed her jersey and bra , but his hands , not satisfied , sank lower , their movements purposeful as he removed her skirt to reveal the black woolly tights . |
| 4 | She had stopped giving me murderous looks and seemed quite bright-eyed as we got ourselves ready to leave the ship . |
| 5 | The ground beneath her feet seemed to become unstable as he kissed her . |
| 6 | Even so , in her darkest moments , wrong as she knew it to be , Constance could not stop herself thinking , If only it had been Mummy . |
| 7 | That much was clear as she struck his hand away . |
| 8 | Well , expectations were high as we wended our way up to Coventry in teh Porsche ( I just had to slip it in ! ! ! ) . |
| 9 | His arms closed around her instantly , fiercely possessive as he pulled her against him . |
| 10 | It is n't as painful as I thought it would be . |
| 11 | His tone was light as he turned his attention back to the road again . |
| 12 | He had to keep his arms free as he needed them to keep the snake from suffocating him . |
| 13 | Lucifer 's face was so devil-like as he said it that he frightened even Izzie , a thing he had never done on stage . |
| 14 | ‘ Jealousy is a symptom of love , ’ Damian went on , shattering her further as she remembered her own jealousy . |
| 15 | I called , got through and spoke to a man who sounded as ordinary and as sane as I thought I was . |
| 16 | ‘ Who would have thought it ? ’ asked Fireman Robb , puffing as he lit his pipe . |
| 17 | The glitter in his eyes was white-hot as he met her wide-open , startled gaze . |
| 18 | Socialism begins at home , they told one another as they filled their glasses with Oake and Nephews ' Special Christmas Offer Beaujolais . |
| 19 | From the clifftop he watched the small figure of Detective Furness in his red anorak on the saddle below , twisting from one side to another as he strained his eyes against the bright sunlight to search for his charge . |
| 20 | ‘ You are determined to think the worst of me ? ’ he demanded , his wry voice a fraction unsteady as he ran his hands hungrily down her back , crushing her softness against his hard body . |
| 21 | Taylor 's slip catching had suddenly become a worry , though he recovered his poise with a good take late in the match , no longer rigid as he threw himself low to his right . |
| 22 | Her answering smile was thoughtful as she watched him duck gracefully through the doorway . |
| 23 | As my car moved through the area announcing ‘ Meet shadow chancellor John Smith as he explains Labour 's policy on fiscal and monetary reform , ’ I noticed that the town was not as crowded as I remembered it from only that morning . |
| 24 | This was indeed fortunate as it prevented him from revealing the fossilization of his mind by repeating much of what he had written in 1986 . |
| 25 | Forster 's voice was incredulous as he swung his torch around in a wide arc . |
| 26 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |
| 27 | In fact the acts symbolised repression as much as they enabled it . |
| 28 | And loved it every bit as much as they adored their riverside home . |
| 29 | They should be able to hold prices and they certainly should n't got up by as much as they thought they might have to put them up . |
| 30 | If she did not marry directly she finished training , which was highly probable , as she liked the lads as much as they liked her , before long she would be a Sister Tutor . |