Example sentences of "[noun sg] as i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then I jinked from side to side as I pulled the hood back . |
| 2 | I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor . |
| 3 | ‘ I was jumping up and down in my seat as I heard the end of the race , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Connors brought me up to date on his opinion of the guys in the car as I rolled the heap round the first intersection . |
| 5 | I tried to shake it from my mind as I shook the water from my hair , but I knew what that face felt like from the inside . |
| 6 | Nursing my mug of tea in both hands and feeling the warmth of the rum through my body , the thought crossed my mind as I watched the mortar team sitting on the grass in front of me , ‘ What if the Germans discovered where we were , and got our range ? |
| 7 | My heart jumped in fear as I felt an inch of icy water . |
| 8 | I had occasionally seen his photograph as I skimmed the financial sections of the newspapers . |
| 9 | I began to see my environment in a new light as I connected the shapes and patterns I found in it with mathematics . |
| 10 | ‘ You know , ’ Ash was saying , breathing hard and looking down the stair-well as I opened the door . |
| 11 | She twinkled with pleasure as I wove a windmill-tilting , dragon-vanquishing saga of my quest for the frothy and elusive grail . |
| 12 | I clutched my daysack on my lap as I watched the clipboard make its way round . |
| 13 | like a slowly mending fracture as I thread the car |
| 14 | I collect the long-handled trowel as I pass the shed . |
| 15 | I looked up at the bedroom window as I closed the door behind me . |
| 16 | The moment passed and I slowed quickly , dropping to a trot as I approached the Bomb Circle , almost staggering into it , then flinging myself on to the sand inside to lie panting , heaving , gasping , staring at the grey sky and invisible drizzle , spread-eagled in the centre of the rocks . |
| 17 | Miss Hinkle watched with disapproval as I snapped the case shut . |
| 18 | I was the soul of philanthropy as I entered the Primrose room . |
| 19 | Springsteen circled my legs and howled a bad-tempered welcome as I opened the purple — yes , purple — envelope . |
| 20 | ‘ That was a very important meeting as I gained an understanding of what they wanted for rugby to be unified . |
| 21 | I almost dropped the flowers when I saw Lisabeth on the phone in the hallway as I kicked the door shut . |
| 22 | I hesitated only for a moment as I approached the shop , then walked straight in . |
| 23 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 24 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 25 | It 's dark , cold and pouring with rain as I leave the office of E. and B. Productions where I 've been discussing the pantomime orchestra with Paul , the company musical director . |
| 26 | I managed a smile as I read the page-one story : OXFORD BLUE BEATS MOSLEY THUG SAVES LIFE OF JEWISH VICTIM . |
| 27 | I could hear her giggles fading into the distance as I led the dog back into the house . |
| 28 | I was lucky in meeting a cab as I left the bank , and I went back to my anonymous room in Peel Square . |
| 29 | I began to feel myself being pulled further and further under the water , I screamed and swore but nobody seemed to hear or believe me and then my head went under and all I remember is a feeling of despair as I squeezed the tree trunk only to find that it simply crumbled in my hands . |
| 30 | ‘ The back of the sail seems to dig into the water as I raise the rig . ’ |